disunity

[dis-yoo-ni-tee]

noun

plural

disunities 

1. lack of unity or accord.

disunity

/ dɪsˈjuːnɪtɪ /

noun

1. dissension or disagreement

Word History and Origins

Origin of disunity¹

First recorded in 1625–35; dis- ¹ + unity

Example Sentences

On the floor of the California Assembly--where conduct runs from informal to rowdy amid fourscore voices slicing and dicing in partisan disunity--volcanic John Burton fits right in.

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Whether selfless unity can overcome a history of selfish disunity — actualized in the face of a common “threat” from within — will be the question of the day.

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For years, this persistent disunity, among other factors, severely hampered their ability to achieve victory over Assad.

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But Trump is now blaming the Democratic Party for disunity and continued to make that case Thursday.

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And on Thursday night, he could deliver a speech that leaves his opponent to history and begins to shake this country free from the grip of disunity that has paralyzed us for too long.

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Related Words

• discord 
• dissension 
• divergence