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disunion

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dis·un·ion  (ds-ynyn)
n.
1. The state of being disunited; separation.
2. Lack of unity; discord.
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Noun1.disunion - the termination or destruction of union
detribalisation, detribalization - the decline or termination of tribal organization
separation - the act of dividing or disconnecting
jointure, uniting, unification, conjugation, union - the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"


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THE three last numbers of this paper have been dedicated to an enumeration of the dangers to which we should be exposed, in a state of disunion, from the arms and arts of foreign nations.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
I submit to you, my fellow-citizens, these considerations, in full confidence that the good sense which has so often marked your decisions will allow them their due weight and effect; and that you will never suffer difficulties, however formidable in appearance, or however fashionable the error on which they may be founded, to drive you into the gloomy and perilous scene into which the advocates for disunion would conduct you.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
I need not say that we were strangers to any species of disunion or dispute.
Frankenstein by Shelley, Mary View in context
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