disunion

noun

(ˌ)dis-ˈyü-nyən How to pronounce disunion (audio)
Definition of disunionnext
1
as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony political union may no longer be possible for a country continuously racked by religious disunion

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2
as in dissolution
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces in the 19th century the volatile issue of slavery resulted in the disunion of several Protestant denominations

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Recent Examples of disunion Gay, McIntyre and Barber all predicted the drama will be a factor in upcoming local elections, with residents taking notice of the disunion and taking sides. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025 Yet the very neat symmetry that Merry highlights in the 1850s — with radicals in both South Carolina and Massachusetts rejecting compromise and opting for disunion or even war — is precisely what’s missing today. — Richard Kreitner, Washington Post, 13 July 2024 By this time, the founders had already witnessed firsthand the deadly centrifugal forces of disunion acting upon the Continental Congress. — Time, 3 July 2023 Over the next three years, the country descended into disunion, followed by civil war. — David W. Blight Max-O-Matic, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for disunion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disunion
  1. discord
  2. dissolution
  3. strife
  4. split
  5. friction
  6. breakup
  7. conflict
  8. partition
Noun
  • The Administration has already undermined the agreement in many ways, experts tell TIME, citing the discord in February, when the bloc had to freeze the implementation of the agreement after Trump made additional tariff threats.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 9 July 2026
  • The transfer of the Chelsea art space is only the epilogue for Marlborough’s multi-year breakdown—the gallery’s closure in 2024 came after years of escalating strife and discord.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026
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  • The agency continues to struggle with chronic staffing shortages, declining employee morale, and the recent dissolution of its union relationship.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Following the abrupt dissolution of Disney’s $1 billion investment in OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video app, Shin stressed that there are no plans to use A24’s existing IP to create GenAI tools.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 June 2026
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  • When her parents — the wonderful June Diane Raphael and Tom Everett Scott — fall into professional reputational strife, the family is forced to relocate to Seattle to rebuild their lives.
    — Scarlett Harris, IndieWire, 6 July 2026
  • But labor strife here is spilling off of the docks and into City Hall, with political implications for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, himself a former labor organizer who is expected to run for reelection in less than a year.
    — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
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  • In any case, a deal couldn’t even take place for a few years due to the tax implications of the split.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The service gives creators a 70/30 revenue split in a bid to attract independent filmmakers such as Joseph.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 July 2026
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  • The 61-year-old was treated in Greece for neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns, after a sudden cabin depressurization triggered oxygen masks and a rapid descent.
    — Costas Kantouris, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • However, funding that future remains a point of intense friction.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
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  • The 45-second clip features Oasis’ rowdy crowds and hints at rehearsal footage as Noel and Liam Gallagher talk about their reunion years after Oasis’ acrimonious breakup.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026
  • The track is about cautiously opening yourself up to a new relationship after a painful breakup, finding comfort in someone who appreciates the very qualities a former partner criticized.
    — Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
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  • The conflict has killed at least 59,000 people, displaced some 13 million and pushed many parts of Sudan into famine.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • After more than four years of war between Russia and Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a rare admission that the conflict has caused his country a problem.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 7 July 2026
Definition of conflict
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  • Everything above that, including the roof, the first floor, and the partition walls of the central volume, was largely prefabricated in steel and shipped to the plot, ready to be installed.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
  • This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America.
    — David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
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