disunity

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *-s

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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old French des-bor.

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Latin dis-bor.

Middle English dis-

English dis-

Middle English unite

English unity

English disunity

From dis- + unity.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈjuːnɪti/

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Noun

disunity (countable and uncountable, plural disunities)

1. The lack of unity or cohesion.
   • 1924 September 29, “Irish Crisis”, in Time‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Others support either the North or the Free State; and so where there is disunity there is dissension.

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Antonyms

• unity

Related terms

• disunite

Translations

lack of unity or cohesion

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 散沙 (zh) (sǎnshā) (figuratively)

• Esperanto: malunueco
• French: désunion (fr) f
• Macedonian: разединетост n (razedinetost)
• Manx: mee-unnaneys m, neu-unnaneys m