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Divorced Thing Separate Speculative Theories Political Reality D

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If you say that one thing is d_______ from another, you mean that the two things are very different and separate from each other.If you say that one thing is divorced from another, you mean that the two things are very different and separate from each other.
...speculative theories divorced from political reality.
word divorced
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adjective
Someone who is divorced from their former husband or wife has separated from them and is no longer legally married to them.
He is divorced from Roxy's mother, Julia, but they live nearby.
He is divorced, with a young son.
If you say that one thing is divorced from another, you mean that the two things are very different and separate from each other.
...speculative theories divorced from political reality.
If you say that someone is divorced from a situation, you mean that they act as if they are not affected by it in any way .
This just shows how divorced from reality she's become.
cefr-level A2

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