Disunion
[dis'ju:njәn]
Definition
(n.) The termination of union; separation; disjunction; as, the disunion of the body and the soul.
(n.) A breach of concord and its effect; alienation.
(n.) The termination or disruption of the union of the States forming the United States.
Typist: Ralph
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Separation, disjunction, severance.[2]. Schism, breach, rupture, feud.
Checker: Lowell
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See UNION]
Checked by Alma
Definition
n. want of union: breaking up of union or concord: separation.—n. Disun′ionist promoter of disunion.
Typed by Connie
Examples
- No doubt he realized the weakness and disunion of his empire due to these conflicting cults, and had some conception of unification in his mind. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He set himself against those spirits of independence and disunion, the Protestant princes, and he made war against Protestantism in France. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Terrence