scission

scis·sion

noun \ˈsi-zhən\

Definition of SCISSION

1

: a division or split in a group or union : schism

2

: an action or process of cutting, dividing, or splitting : the state of being cut, divided, or split

Examples of SCISSION

1. <fears that the scission of the labor union will compromise the workers' bargaining power>

Origin of SCISSION

Middle English (Scots) scissione, from Late Latin scission-, scissio, from Latin scindere

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to SCISSION

Synonyms: bifurcation, breakup, cleavage, dissolution, disunion, division, fractionalization, fractionation, partition, schism, separation, split, sundering

Antonyms: unification, union

Related Words: breach, rupture; divorce, severance; decomposition, disassembly, dismemberment, segmentation, subdivision; atomization, dichotomization, polarization; diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, scattering; administration, apportionment, distribution; isolation, seclusion, segregation, sequestration

Near Antonyms: assemblage, association; attachment, conjunction, connection, link, linkage, linkup; aggregation, combination, consolidation, fusion

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Rhymes with SCISSION

fission, Frisian, vision