disaffiliation
Noun
Meaning
disaffiliation (countable and uncountable, plural disaffiliations)
The termination of an affiliation; the act of ceasing to be associated with something.
Synonyms
dissociation
apostasy
secession
defection
disconnection
breakaway
inapplicability
disjunction
disunion
disassociation
winnower
Antonyms
Examples
Laws were toned down or taken back (Mitigation Laws 1880-1883 and Peace Laws 1886/87), but the laws concerning education, civil registry of marriages and religious disaffiliation remained in place.
They also made it more difficult to introduce a disaffiliation resolution.