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disunity

dis·u·ni·ty
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-yoo-ni-tee]
    • /dɪsˈyu nɪ ti/
    • /ˌdɪs.juːˈnaɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-yoo-ni-tee]
    • /dɪsˈyu nɪ ti/

Definitions of disunity word

  • noun plural disunity lack of unity or accord. 1
  • noun disunity Disagreement and conflict within a group. 1
  • noun disunity lack of agreement 1
  • uncountable noun disunity Disunity is lack of agreement among people which prevents them from working together effectively. 0
  • noun disunity dissension or disagreement 0
  • noun disunity lack of unity 0

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Origin of disunity

First appearance:

before 1625
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; dis-1 + unity

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Parts of speech for Disunity

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

disunity popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 55% 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.

disunity usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for disunity

noun disunity

  • dissension — strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
  • divergence — the act, fact, or amount of diverging: a divergence in opinion.
  • discord — lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.
  • divergency — divergence; deviation.
  • severance — the act of severing or the state of being severed.

adjective disunity

  • branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
  • partite — divided into parts, usually into a specified number of parts (usually used in combination): a tripartite agreement.
  • reft — a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
  • divided — separated; separate.

Antonyms for disunity

noun disunity

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
  • harmony — agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
  • attachment — If you have an attachment to someone or something, you are fond of them or loyal to them.

Top questions with disunity

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