- disunion
- noun Date: 15th century 1. the termination of union ; separation 2. disunity • disunionist noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
disunion
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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 — /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 — 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… … English dictionary for students
disunion — dis·un·i·on || ‚dɪs juËnjÉ™n n. separation, disconnection, severance … English contemporary dictionary
disunion — noun the breaking up or lack of a union … English new terms dictionary
