disunion

[ dis-yoon-yuhn ]

noun

1. a severance of union; separation; disjunction.
2. lack of unity; dissension.

Word History and Origins

Origin of disunion¹

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

Example Sentences

The Series is just one emblem of a larger state of disunion.

From Los Angeles Times

“To choose love over hate, unity over disunion, progress over retreat.”

From Seattle Times

Over the next three years, the country descended into disunion, followed by civil war.

From New York Times

Johnson’s government now says this arrangement is tearing the kingdom apart, creating disunion and strife.

From Washington Post

“It was unjust, he had by then decided, “and was acquiesced in merely from a fear of disunion, while our government was still in its infant state.”

From Literature