DISUNION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The termination or destruction of union

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("disunion" is a kind of...):

separation (the act of dividing or disconnecting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disunion"):

detribalisation; detribalization (the decline or termination of tribal organization)

Antonym:

union (the act of making or becoming a single unit)

Derivation:

disunite (part; cease or break association with)