disunion
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8.1
- noun
- /dɪsˈjunɪən/
:
desunión
- Calhoun repeatedly threatened disunion as a form of blackmail to get what he wanted.
- polity of disunion
Warmth and wind and air do not display their powers separately to blot out sentience and dissolve, solve it by their own union, their disunion.
- Warmth and wind and air do not display their powers separately to blot out sentience and dissolve, solve it by their own union, their disunion.
Examples
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Growing disunion among the states led to tensions that threatened national unity.
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Both groups threatened stability in a region that was still experiencing the pain of religious disunion.
Academic text (1998) -
I know you share their unfortunate tendencies toward political disunion.
Fiction book (1998) -
It is the issue of union or disunion and upon its solution depends, for our descendants if not ourselves, this nation's survival or its destruction.
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The emphasis is particularly on the nationalities and policies of these countries, their economic development, their possible union or disunion, and their place in a united Europe.
Academic text (1996) -
Subsequent disunion or dispersion corresponds to periods of "normalcy," moments when members focused on the daily lives of their own congregations.
Academic text (1999) -
The disunion between the two parties has made it difficult to reach an agreement.
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The community faced disunion as differing opinions on the project caused divisions.
Synonyms
138
4.2
A strong disagreement that separates people in a group
110
6.0
A strong disagreement between groups that causes tension
89
2.6
The process of moving apart or staying apart
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3.6
A separation into parts when something falls apart
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5.4
A serious break between people or groups that causes conflict
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5.6
Strong disagreement between people or groups
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7.8
A lack of agreement in what people say, do or think
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8.7
A serious split in a group when people have different beliefs or opinions
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7.5
A disagreement and arguing between people who must work together
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6.7
A group, system, or organization loses order and stops working well
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4.2
Divided into opposing parts within a group
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6.8
When a group or society breaks into smaller parts and loses shared values
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6.7
A feeling of disagreement and tension between people
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6.4
A situation when people or groups do not agree
2
6.6
A situation where things are kept apart from others, for example work and personal life
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8.8
Small groups inside a larger group compete and disagree, causing conflict
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9.5
A gap between things that do not match
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7.5
Breaking up an organized group like a band or army
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8.1
A situation where people or groups disagree and feel tension
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8.2
A situation where people or things do not agree
A situation where groups are split and do not work together
An action that causes a serious split between people or groups
Antonyms
How United
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disunion starts with dis- meaning 'not' or 'apart' and ends with union, which means 'joining together' or 'a group that is one'. So, disunion is when people or parts are not joined or when unity breaks.