13
partition(noun, break, split, division, disagreement)
12
severance(noun, break, halt, delay, crack)
12
tear(noun, verb, break, split, divide)
11
parting(noun, break, crack, split, division)
10
cleavage(noun, break, open, crack, split)
10
cranny(noun, break, cut, crack, split)
10
disassociation
10
disseverance
10
hole(noun, break, cut, crack, split)
9
chasm(noun, break, cut, crack, rest)
9
disagreement(noun, break, cut, fight, crack)
9
falling out(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, crack)
9
gash(noun, verb, break, cut, separate)
9
gulf(noun, break, split, division, disagreement)
9
hiatus(noun, break, cut, halt, crack)
9
rip(noun, verb, break, split, divide)
8
detachment(noun, break, split, division, disagreement)
8
interruption(noun, break, cut, crack, split)
8
splitting(noun, split, division, separation, disintegration)
8
cut(noun, verb, break, separate, crack)
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