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disunity

[ dis-yoo-ni-tee ]

/ dɪsˈyu nɪ ti /

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noun, plural dis·u·ni·ties.

lack of unity or accord.

Origin of disunity

First recorded in 1625–35; dis-¹ + unity

Words nearby disunity

disulphuric acid, disunify, disunion, disunionist, disunite, disunity, disuse, disused, disutility, disvalue, disyllabic

Example sentences from the Web for disunity

But if the policy is fundamentally flawed, disunity is actually healthy.

White House Renegades |Peter Beinart |July 2, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
We associate a corresponding double meaning with disunity or opposition.

Introduction to the Science of Sociology |Robert E. Park
That there is disunity is suggested and admitted in the terms of the subject.

The War and Unity |Various
That we keep but one purse: a severance of interest bespeaking diffidence, mistrust, and disunity of mind.

Notes and Queries, Number 227, March 4, 1854 |Various

Our heritage from the reformation is another value which we are in the process of losing because of disunity.

Nine O'Clock Talks |Frederic B. Kellogg
If the emotion is pleasurable it is the consciousness of the unity within; if it is painful, of the disunity.

Browning as a Philosophical and Religious Teacher |Henry Jones

British Dictionary definitions for disunity

disunity

/ (dɪsˈjuːnɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

dissension or disagreement