disunion

disunion
I
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [Dissension]
Syn. dissidence, discord, alienation, disunity; see disagreement 1 .
2. [Separation]
Syn. disconnection, partition, detachment; see division 1 , separation 1 .
II
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The act or an instance of separating one thing from another: detachment, disjunction, dis-juncture, disseverance, disseverment, division, divorce, divorcement, parting, partition, separation, severance, split. See ASSEMBLE, PART. 2. The condition of being divided, as in opinion: disunity, divergence, divergency, division, schism. See ASSEMBLE.

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  • Disunion — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A breach of concord and its effect; alienation. [1913 Webster] Such a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disunion — index anarchy, argument (contention), conflict, contravention, controversy (argument), disaccord …   Law dictionary

  • disunion — (n.) late 15c., from DIS (Cf. dis ) + UNION (Cf. union) …   Etymology dictionary

  • disunion — [dis yo͞on′yən] n. 1. the breaking up or ending of union; separation 2. lack of unity; discord …   English World dictionary

  • disunion — noun Date: 15th century 1. the termination of union ; separation 2. disunity • disunionist noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • disunion — /dis yoohn yeuhn/, n. 1. a severance of union; separation; disjunction. 2. lack of unity; dissension. [1590 1600; DIS 1 + UNION] * * * …   Universalium

  • disunion — noun separation of a union …   Wiktionary

  • disunion — Synonyms and related words: abstraction, alienation, antagonism, argumentation, breach, breach of friendship, break, clashing, cleavage, cleft, conflict, contention, contradiction, controversy, detachment, difference, disaccord, disaccordance,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • disunion — dis·un·i·on || ‚dɪs juːnjÉ™n n. separation, disconnection, severance …   English contemporary dictionary

  • disunion — noun the breaking up or lack of a union …   English new terms dictionary

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