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- [dis-yoon-yuh n]
- /dɪsˈyun yən/
- /ˈdɪsˈjuːnjən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dis-yoon-yuh n]
- /dɪsˈyun yən/
Definitions of disunion word
- noun disunion a severance of union; separation; disjunction. 1
- noun disunion lack of unity; dissension. 1
- noun disunion The breaking up of something such as a federation. 1
- noun disunion the breaking up or ending of union; separation 0
- noun disunion lack of unity; discord 0
- noun disunion separation of a union. 0
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Origin of disunion
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; dis-1 + union
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Parts of speech for Disunion
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
disunion popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
disunion usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for disunion
noun disunion
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- disjuncture — the act of disjoining or the state of being disjoined; disjunction.
- disunity — lack of unity or accord.
- severance — the act of severing or the state of being severed.
- parting — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
Antonyms for disunion
noun disunion
- sameness — the state or quality of being the same; identity; uniformity.
- juncture — a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.
- accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
- marriage — (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
Top questions with disunion
- what was the period of disunion?
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