Disunion

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Separation (disintegration) of a union; lack of union where union would be desirable. countable, uncountable

    "Hunger, cold, and mortification, the disunion of families; the separation of those the most fondly attached; youth bowed by premature toil; age wasting the little strength yet remaining:—these are the familiar objects which surround poverty."

  2. 2
    the termination or destruction of union wordnet

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breachdisconnectiondisjunctionruptureschismabstraction

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"Hunger, cold, and mortification, the disunion of families; the separation of those the most fondly attached; youth bowed by premature toil; age wasting the little strength yet remaining:—these are the familiar objects which surround poverty."

Etymology

From Middle French désunion.

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