severance

英 ['sev(ə)r(ə)ns] 美['sɛvərəns]

• n. 分离；断绝；隔离；区别
• n. (Severance)人名；(英)塞弗伦斯

1. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions);

"they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

2. the act of severing