13
withdrawal(noun, break, division, retreat, removal)
11
isolation
10
separation(noun, break, split, division, rift)
7
schism(noun, break, split, division, dissent)
6
defection(noun, disobedience, relinquishment)
6
desertion(noun, abandonment, disappearance, relinquishment, absconding)
5
division(noun, break, split, separation, rift)
5
retirement(noun, retreat, withdrawal, drawing, removal)
4
breach(noun, change, division, separation, estrangement)
4
break(noun, verb, split, division, rift)
4
dissension(noun, break, split, division, separation)
4
disunion(noun, break, split, division)
4
parting(noun, break, split, division)
4
sezession
4
split(noun, break, division, rift, rupture)
3
apostasy(noun, retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance)
3
breakaway
3
detachment
3
divorce(noun, break, split, division, retreat)
3
nonconformity
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