ex-spouse

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A person who used to be your husband or wife

noun
/ˈɛksˌspaʊs/

: ex-cónyuge

Many people find it challenging to maintain a civil relationship with their ex-spouse after a divorce.

So the hateful mean awful spouse soon to be ex-spouse of my client.

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Examples

If you're divorced, it's important to inform your ex-spouse about any financial changes that may affect child support.
If you're divorced, you can collect a portion of your ex-spouse's pension.

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So the hateful mean awful spouse soon to be ex-spouse of my client.

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I I'm a divorce attorney and every single client without fail has diagnosed their soon to be ex-spouse as a narcissist.

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Or you can realize there's a thought arising about what my ex-spouse did five years ago to me while I'm meditating.
Or you can realize there's a thought arising about what my ex-spouse did five years ago to me while I'm meditating.
Tragically, Muslims don't follow sharia as much as non-Muslims follow the ideology of hate in killing their daughters, children, loved ones, intimate partners, ex-spouses, or relatives.

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After the divorce was finalized, she felt relieved to have closure with her ex-spouse.

Surface Forms

ex-spouse singular

ex-spouses plural

Morphology

ex-spouse = spouse (transparent) = ex + spouse

The prefix 'ex-' straightforwardly means 'former', so an average learner who knows 'spouse' can easily infer 'former spouse'.

Etymology

Ex-spouse is made of ex- meaning 'former' and spouse meaning 'husband or wife', so an ex-spouse is someone you were married to in the past.