[1590–1600; dis-1 + union]This word is first recorded in the period 1590–1600. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Byzantine, class, mission, tube, volunteer
Examples of 'disunion' in a sentence
disunion
She also points out that devolution as a salve to disunion is hardly novel.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
That assumes that the euro can survive disunion and dissolution.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The documents chart an important debate that illuminated the fault lines of a nation in the throes of disunion.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
Synonyms of 'disunion'
disagreement, split, breach, feud
separation, division, partition, detachment
More Synonyms of disunion
1 (noun)
Synonyms
disagreement
split
a split in the party
breach
the breach between Tito and Stalin
feud
a long and bitter feud between families
rupture
a major rupture between the two countries
alienation
Her sense of alienation from the world disappeared.
discord
He foments discord among the allies.
schism
The church seems to be on the brink of schism.
estrangement
The quarrel marked the beginning of a 20-year estrangement.
dissension
a great deal of dissension within the armed forces
dissidence
He knew that dissidence could not be crushed.
2 (noun)
Synonyms
separation
a permanent separation from his son
division
a division into two independent factions
partition
the fighting which followed the partition of India
detachment
abstraction
severance
disconnection
He hopes for a gradual disconnection from the federation.
disjunction
Additional synonyms
in the sense of alienation
Her sense of alienation from the world disappeared.