different between separation vs decision

English

Etymology

Attested in the 15th Century C.E.; borrowed from Old French separacion, from Latin separatio, separationem.Morphologically separate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?p???e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

separation (countable and uncountable, plural separations)

1. The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.

   Synonyms: detachment, disjunction, division, rupture, severance; see also Thesaurus:separation

   Antonyms: annexation, combination, unification; see also Thesaurus:junction

2. The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another.
3. The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.
   1. (law) An agreement legalizing such an arrangement.

      Synonym: divorce from bed and board
4. The place at which a division occurs.

   Synonyms: border, boundary, demarcation
5. An interval, gap or space that separates things or people.

   Synonyms: break, interstice; see also Thesaurus:interspace
6. An object that separates two spaces.

   Synonyms: barrier, separator
7. (military) Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.

Derived terms

See also

• division
• fission

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “separation”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• antioperas, asperation

English

Etymology

From Middle French, from Latin d?c?si?, d?c?si?nis, from d?c?d? (“to decide”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??s???n/
• Rhymes: -???n

Noun

decision (countable and uncountable, plural decisions)

1. The act of deciding.
2. A choice or judgement.

3. (uncountable) Firmness of conviction.

4. (chiefly combat sports) A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.

5. (baseball) A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher.

Usage notes

• (choice or judgment): Most often, to decide something is to make a decision; however, other possibilities exist as well. Many verbs used with destination or conclusion, such as reach, come to, and arrive at can also be used with decision; these serve to emphasize that the decision is the result of deliberation. Finally, some varieties of English prefer to take a decision rather than make one.
• See Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take for uses and meaning of decision collocated with these words.
• Adjectives often applied to "decision": important, difficult, big, tough, bad, informed, easy, personal, smart, poor, good, quick, major, strategic, wise, serious, hard, stupid, hasty, responsible, complex, prudent, deliberate, significant, collective, delayed, challenging, careful, foolish, small, rash, thoughtful, slow, clever, forced, uninformed.

Derived terms

Related terms

• decide
• decisive

Translations

Verb

decision (third-person singular simple present decisions, present participle decisioning, simple past and past participle decisioned)

1. (boxing) To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout

Further reading

• decision on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• coin dies, iconised

Middle French

Etymology

From Latin, see above

Noun

decision f (plural decisions)

1. decision

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin d?c?si?.

Pronunciation

Noun

decision f (plural decisions)

1. decision

Related terms

• decidir