change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something

avulsion - a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another

dissociation - the act of removing from association

secession, withdrawal - formal separation from an alliance or federation

Secession - the withdrawal of eleven Southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War

disunion - the termination or destruction of union

disjunction, disconnection - the act of breaking a connection

division - the act or process of dividing

disengagement, detachment - the act of releasing from an attachment or connection

tear - the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"

remotion, removal - the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"

sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation, partition, partitioning, division - the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

divergence, divergency - the act of moving away in different direction from a common point; "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines"

alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"

falling out, severance, rupture, rift, breach, break - a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

break - the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley"

discreteness, separateness, severalty, distinctness - the state of being several and distinct

isolation - a state of separation between persons or groups

discontinuity - lack of connection of continuity

disconnectedness, disconnection, disjunction, disjuncture - state of being disconnected

disassociation - the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination; "I could not think of him in disassociation from his wife"

integrity, unity, wholeness - an unreduced or unbroken completeness or totality

distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points

clearance - the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them

threshing - the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw; "they used to do the threshing by hand but now there are machines to do it"

sorting - grouping by class or kind or size

sifting, winnow, winnowing - the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"

group action - action taken by a group of people

divorce, divorcement - the legal dissolution of a marriage

seclusion - the act of secluding yourself from others

closing off, isolation - the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others

sequestration, segregation - the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"

space - an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space"

final result, outcome, resultant, termination, result - something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"

cessation, surcease - a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"

jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"