disunion

Noun

Meaning

The termination of union; separation; disjunction; as, the disunion of the body and the soul.

A breach of concord and its effect; alienation.

The termination or disruption of the union of the States forming the United States.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

division dissociation rift separatism discontinuance break conflict split separation divorce isolation dissolution partition disagreement breach
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Antonyms

union association concord amity alliance chamber
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Hypernyms

separation

Hyponyms

detribalisation detribalization

Examples

For example, quite early in the Discourses, (in Book I, chapter 4), a chapter title announces that the disunion of the plebs and senate in Rome "kept Rome free." Source: Internet

There were a number of reconciliations after this period of disunion, such as between Breton and Bataille, while Aragon left the group after committing himself to the French Communist Party in 1932. Source: Internet

The Maghrawa also exploited this disunion to dislodge the Sanhaja Gazzula and Lamta out of their pasturelands in the Sous and Draa valleys. Source: Internet

An election for disunion Results by county explicitly indicating the percentage for the winning candidate. Source: Internet

He warned that the day "the balance between the two sections" was destroyed would be a day not far removed from disunion, anarchy, and civil war. Source: Internet

On May 1, 1833, Jackson wrote, "the tariff was only the pretext, and disunion and southern confederacy the real object. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

disuniformity disuniformly disunify disunionism disunionist disunite