3
severance(noun, break, division, separation, rift)
3
withdrawal
2
abandonment(noun, retreat, withdrawal, drawing, removal)
2
alienation(break, split, division, separation, drawing)
2
backsliding(retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
2
betrayal(retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, absconding)
2
breaking
2
breakup(noun, break, split, division)
2
dereliction(retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
2
difference(break, split, division, separation, rift)
2
disaffection(break, division, retreat, dissent, separation)
2
disaffiliation
2
disagreement(break, split, division, separation, rift)
2
disconnection
2
disengagement(noun, drawing, removal, extraction)
2
dissociation
2
estrangement(break, division, separation, rift, rupture)
2
recantation(dissent, drawing, removal, extraction)
2
recreancy(retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
2
recusancy
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