separation

Sense 1 noun

the state of lacking unity

Sense 2 noun

coming apart

Sense 3 noun

the distance between things

fragile items require separation and cushioning

Sense 4 noun

sorting one thing from others

the separation of wheat from chaff

Sense 5 noun

the social act of separating or parting company

the separation of church and state

Sense 6 noun

the space where a division or parting occurs

he hid in the separation between walls

Sense 7 noun

the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)

Sense 8 noun

(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

Sense 9 noun

the act of dividing or disconnecting