プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
だんぜつ【断絶】
❶〔絶えること〕extinction
断絶する become extinct; cease to exist
その家は悲惨な事件のため断絶した
The family was wiped out in a tragic accident.
彼の家は彼を最後に断絶するだろう
The family name will die (out) with him.
❷〔関係を絶つこと〕断絶する break [cut] off
世代の断絶
a generation gap
断絶の時代
the age of discontinuity
隣国と国交を断絶する
break off diplomatic relations with a neighboring country
友好関係が断絶した
Friendly relations were severed [ruptured].
断絶感
息子との断絶感に彼は苦しんだ
He was troubled by a sense of alienation from his son.
政治家と庶民の断絶感は強まっている
The credibility gap between politicians and the masses is getting wider and wider.