disunity

[ dis-yoo-ni-tee ]

noun

, plural dis·u·ni·ties.

1. lack of unity or accord.

disunity

/ dɪsˈjuːnɪtɪ /

noun

1. dissension or disagreement

Word History and Origins

Origin of disunity¹

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

Example Sentences

But Trump is now blaming the Democratic Party for disunity and continued to make that case Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times

And on Thursday night, he could deliver a speech that leaves his opponent to history and begins to shake this country free from the grip of disunity that has paralyzed us for too long.

From Los Angeles Times

So there was unity, disunity, people scared, all of those things.

From Los Angeles Times

Blunt about the SNP's internal problems - its disunity, lack of cohesion and weak party democracy.

From BBC

Our efforts to find a comfortable medium between consensus and compromise — to forge unity from disunity — are guided in principle by majority rule: the many over the few.

From Salon

Related Words

• discord
• dissension
• divergence