5
parting(noun, verb, split, division, separation)
5
violation(noun, law, breach, defiance, infringement)
4
dividing(noun, verb, split, division, separation)
4
infringement(noun, breach, violation, defiance, contravention)
4
rift(noun, break, split, division, separation)
4
separating(noun, verb, split, division, separation)
4
severance(noun, break, division, separation, departure)
4
severing(verb, separating, cracking, dissociating)
4
smash(noun, defeat, crash, bang, collision)
4
sundering(noun, verb, crash, storm, surge)
4
training(noun, verb)
3
alienating(verb, separating, dissociating)
3
avulsion
3
breeding
3
cleaving(noun, verb, separating, dissociating)
3
disconnecting(verb, separating, loosening, dissociating)
3
disjoining(verb, separating, loosening, dissociating)
3
disuniting(noun, verb, split, division, separation)
3
grooming
3
outbreak(noun, rash, occurrence, outburst, eruption)
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