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disunity

/dɪsˈjunədi/
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Other forms: disunities

Disunity is a state of disagreement and conflict in a group of people. If you and your siblings are bickering loudly about who gets to sit in the front seat of the car, that's a good example of disunity.

When people experience disunity, they just can't get along — in other words, they're not united. Unity, "the state of being one," comes from the Latin unitatem, "oneness, sameness, or agreement." Adding the prefix dis-, "not, or lack of," gives you the exact opposite. The disunity of a country can be seen in bitter political rhetoric, and your book group shows disunity when the members argue incessantly over what to read next.

Definitions of disunity
  1. noun
    lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension)
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    type of:
    disagreement, dissension, dissonance, misunderstanding
    a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
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