Meaning of gray divorce | Babel Free

Definitions

A divorce occurring between senior or elderly individuals, usually after a long-term marriage.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“Gray divorce: blame the doctors for allowing people to live longer; blame the chemists with their little blue pills that allow for sexual rebirth; blame capitalism, which after all is a raging success that allows the privileged few to have serial marriages and divorces and pay for discarded wives, the children they put in boarding schools, etc.”

“The rise in grey divorce isn't exclusive to the US – it's also happening in ageing populations around the world.”

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