Meaning of DISUNION
| Pronunciation: | | dis'yoonyun
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| | Definition: | | [n] the termination or destruction of union |
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| | Antonyms: | | conjugation, jointure, unification, union, uniting | | |
| | See Also: | | detribalisation, detribalization, separation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis*un"ion\, n. [Pref. dis- + union: cf. F.
d['e]sunion.]
1. The termination of union; separation; disjunction; as, the
disunion of the body and the soul.
2. A breach of concord and its effect; alienation.
Such a disunion between the two houses as might much
clou? the happiness of this kingdom. --Clarendon.
3. The termination or disruption of the union of the States
forming the United States.
I have not accustomed myself to hang over the
precipice of disunion. --D. Webster.
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| | Related Terms: | | abstraction, alienation, antagonism, argumentation, breach, breach of friendship, break, clashing, cleavage, cleft, conflict, contention, contradiction, controversy, detachment, difference, disaccord, disaccordance, disaffection, disagreement, disarticulation, disassociation, disconnectedness, disconnection, discontinuity, discord, discordance, discordancy, discrepancy, disengagement, disfavor, disharmony, disjointing, disjunction, dislocation, disparity, disruption, dissension, dissent, dissidence, dissolution, dissonance, disunity, divergence, diversity, dividedness, division, divorce, divorcement, estrangement, faction, falling-out, inaccordance, incoherence, inequality, isolation, jarring, luxation, negation, open rupture, opposition, oppugnancy, parting, partition, recall of ambassadors, removal, repugnance, rift, rupture, schism, segmentation, separation, separatism, split, split-up, strife, subdivision, subtraction, unharmoniousness, variance, withdrawal, zoning |
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