separation
nounUK /ˌsepəˈreɪʃn/
US /ˌsepəˈreɪʃn/
Separation is when things that were together are apart.
The separation of the two friends made them sad.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of keeping people or things apart.
The separation of the sick child from the others kept everyone healthy.
3. A legal end to a marriage where the couple lives apart.
After their separation, they lived in different houses.
4. A line or space that divides two things.
There is a thin separation between the two fields.