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disunion

[ dis-yoon-yuh n ]

/ dɪsˈyun yən /

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noun

a severance of union; separation; disjunction.

lack of unity; dissension.

Origin of disunion

First recorded in 1590–1600; dis-¹ + union

Words nearby disunion

disulfuric, disulphate, disulphide, disulphuric acid, disunify, disunion, disunionist, disunite, disunity, disuse, disused

Example sentences from the Web for disunion

If the South had not made the blunder of disunion, it might well have gotten its way through constitutional means.

The South Has Indeed Risen Again and It’s Called the Tea Party |Jack Schwartz |December 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
There is yet hope for my disunion movement, because the poll didn't ask conservatives in specific states.

Acorn More Powerful Now That It's Dead |Michael Tomasky |December 5, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Intrigue and speculation co-operate; but disunion is at the bottom, and I denounce it to the American people.

Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2) |Thomas Hart Benton
Disunion haunted the petty jealousies of little and narrow minds; famine, pestilence and defeat have done the rest.

The Felon's Track |Michael Doheny

In the end the Count dismissed the entire band for indolence and disunion.

Sebastian Bach |Reginald Lane Poole
Also, a vote for Disunion, at a moment when the Union is about to be made inseparable.

Charles Sumner; His Complete Works, Volume XI (of 20) |Charles Sumner
In no other way, in my judgment, can we avoid the disunion that threatens us.

A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention |Lucius Eugene Chittenden