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disunity

disunity

4 6.4
A situation when people or groups do not agree
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈjunɪti/
: desunidad
  • By 1971, the American public had come to see "domestic disunity" as more troublesome than the war.
  • Christian disunity
  • disunity rather than unity
  • political disunity

But despite the complex disunity, these groups are a severe threat to French democracy.

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Examples

  • Indeed, the Communists showed unusual disunity in dealing with the students.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The country's disunity has led to a decline in social cohesion and increased conflict.

  • Would you say there was internal disunity?

  • But despite the complex disunity, these groups are a severe threat to French democracy.

  • Every minute that we waste in disunity brings closer the destruction of our country!

  • The Republicans will play up the disunity.

  • These great periods of power were followed by dark periods of disunity and weakness.

  • Disunity has almost destroyed the British National Party; disunity did destroy Australia's One Nation Party.

    Blog text (25)
  • The Menominee Indian Tribe is in the midst of the worst period of disunity in Menominee history.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Despite this tremendous focus of effort, some disunity has become evident (Vroon, 1986).

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

disagreement
vsdisunity
231 1.6

A situation when people do not have the same opinion

is a more general condition of separation often involving conflict
division
vsdisunity
160 4.2

A strong disagreement that separates people in a group

is a broader state of not being together without emphasizing hostility
divide
vsdisunity
115 6.0

A strong disagreement between groups that causes tension

covers any lack of togetherness, not only severe or tense rifts
disconnect
vsdisunity
56 5.9

A gap between what people think and what really happens

is the broader absence of togetherness that includes but is not only gaps
discord
vsdisunity
29 5.6

Strong disagreement between people or groups

is broader, pointing to not being together rather than just lack of harmony
dissonance
vsdisunity
23 7.8

A lack of agreement in what people say, do or think

is more about overall not being together, not only clashing opinions
divisiveness
vsdisunity
13 7.0

A quality that makes people strongly disagree and split into groups

is the resulting state of not being together rather than the cause
dissension
vsdisunity
13 7.5

A disagreement and arguing between people who must work together

is the wider state of not being united beyond internal group fights
disharmony
vsdisunity
5 6.7

A feeling of disagreement and tension between people

is broader and can include separation without personal unpleasantness
variance
vsdisunity
4 6.3

A disagreement between people about beliefs or ideas

describes a wider condition of not being united often from such mismatches
factionalism
vsdisunity
2 8.8

Small groups inside a larger group compete and disagree, causing conflict

is the general absence of togetherness, not only caused by internal factions
discordance
vsdisunity
2 8.1

A situation where people or groups disagree and feel tension

is the more general state of not being together beyond strained relations
dissidence
vsdisunity
1 8.2

A disagreement with a government or its rules

is wider, covering any absence of togetherness not limited to authority disputes
disunion
vsdisunity
1 8.1

A situation when people or groups are not united

refers more generally to lack of togetherness often from differing opinions
disjuncture
vsdisunity
1 9.5

A gap between things that do not match

is a more social or opinion-based lack of togetherness rather than mere separation
confliction
vsdisunity
1 7.5

A disagreement between ideas, people, or interests

is the broader lack of togetherness that can result from such clashes
discordancy
vsdisunity
1 8.2

A situation where people or things do not agree

covers any absence of togetherness, not only relational strain
irreconcilability
vsdisunity
1 9.0

A situation where two people or groups cannot agree even after trying

is a less absolute lack of togetherness that may still allow compromise
dividedness
vsdisunity
1 7.5

A situation where groups are split and do not work together

focuses more on the general absence of being together rather than splitness
nonconvergence
vsdisunity
1 9.9

Lack of agreement between people or ideas

is the wider condition of not being united, not only failing specific outcomes
nonreconciliation
vsdisunity
9.3

A situation when people, groups, or data do not agree

is a broader state of not being together that may be temporary or fixable

Antonyms

220 2.8

People or parts joined and acting as one

214 1.0

A situation in which people have the same opinion or give their approval

How United

unity
220 2.8
disagreement
231 1.6
division
50 2.9
disunity
4 6.4
schism
17 8.7

Surface Forms

disunity singular
disunities plural

Morphology

disunity = unity (transparent) = dis + unity

The meaning is directly formed by adding 'dis-' to 'unity' to express lack or absence of unity.

Etymology

The word disunity is built from the part dis- meaning 'not' and unity meaning 'being one', a sense you can see in unit and union. So disunity describes people or groups who are not together or who do not agree.