separation vs outcome

separation and outcome both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
separation	Yes	No	No	No
outcome	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, outcome is a hypernym of separation; that is, outcome is a word with a broader meaning than separation:

Other hypernyms of separation include final result, result, resultant, termination.

separation (noun)	outcome (noun)
the social act of separating or parting company	something that results
the act of dividing or disconnecting	a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
sorting one thing from others
the distance between things
coming apart
the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
the space where a division or parting occurs
the state of lacking unity