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单词 disunion
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disunion

noun

dis·​union (ˌ)dis-ˈyü-nyən How to pronounce disunion (audio)
dish-
1
: the termination of union : separation
2
: disunity
disunionist
(ˌ)dis-ˈyü-nyə-nist How to pronounce disunion (audio)
dish-
noun

Synonyms

  • conflict
  • disaccord
  • discord
  • discordance
  • discordancy
  • disharmony
  • dissension
  • dissention
  • dissent
  • dissidence
  • dissonance
  • disunity
  • division
  • friction
  • infighting
  • inharmony
  • schism
  • strife
  • variance
  • war
  • warfare
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Example Sentences

in the 19th century the volatile issue of slavery resulted in the disunion of several Protestant denominations
Recent Examples on the Web Johnson’s government now says this arrangement is tearing the kingdom apart, creating disunion and strife. William Booth, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 Already, a sense that the government cannot safeguard ordinary people’s interests is feeding the country’s disunion. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2021 The pollsters went looking for common ground, only to find it in the 41 percent of Biden voters and 51 percent of Trump voters favoring some form of secession and disunion. Matthew Continetti, National Review, 9 Oct. 2021 But that union was fragile, and the threat of disunion was constant. Gordon S. Wood, WSJ, 28 May 2021 Yet hear me clearly, disagreement must not lead to disunion. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2021 Yet hear me clearly: Disagreement must not lead to disunion. New York Times, 20 Jan. 2021 Yet hear me clearly: Disagreement must not lead to disunion. Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner, 20 Jan. 2021 In that way, the pictures of 1968 feel particularly — and achingly — familiar, given 2020’s collective level of rage, violence, destruction, political disunion and wariness of our neighbors. John Mcdonnell, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

disunion

noun

1
as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony political union may no longer be possible for a country continuously racked by religious disunion

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • discord
  • strife
  • schism
  • friction
  • conflict
  • war
  • discordance
  • discordancy
  • warfare
  • dissent
  • disunity
  • dissention
  • division
  • dissension
  • disharmony
  • inharmony
  • clash
  • dispute
  • hostility
  • infighting
  • dissonance
  • variance
  • altercation
  • dissidence
  • disaccord
  • divide
  • disagreement
  • quarrel
  • collision
  • contention
  • argument
  • fight
  • debate
  • fissure
  • bicker
  • enmity
  • brawl
  • animosity
  • competition
  • antagonism
  • incompatibility
  • squabble
  • inconsistency
  • tiff
  • incongruity
  • spat
  • incongruence
  • rancor
  • antipathy
  • cold war
  • miff
  • wrangle
  • inconsistence
  • row
  • falling-out
  • ill will
  • incongruousness
  • inconsonance
  • jar
  • scrap
  • mix-up
  • inharmoniousness
  • hassle
  • run-in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • peace
  • harmony
  • agreement
  • concord
  • cooperation
  • accord
  • concurrence
  • concordance
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2
as in dissolution
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces in the 19th century the volatile issue of slavery resulted in the disunion of several Protestant denominations

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • dissolution
  • split
  • breakup
  • schism
  • partition
  • division
  • separation
  • bifurcation
  • cleavage
  • fractionalization
  • dispersion
  • fractionation
  • sundering
  • scission
  • rupture
  • polarization
  • dispersal
  • divorce
  • decomposition
  • segregation
  • dismemberment
  • distribution
  • subdivision
  • isolation
  • severance
  • diffusion
  • segmentation
  • apportionment
  • breach
  • atomization
  • administration
  • disassembly
  • scattering
  • seclusion
  • sequestration
  • dichotomization

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • union
  • unification
  • association
  • assemblage
  • attachment
  • connection
  • conjunction
  • consolidation
  • fusion
  • linkage
  • link
  • combination
  • aggregation
  • linkup
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