disunion en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle French désunion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Separation (disintegration) of a union; lack of union where union would be desirable.
Hunger, cold, and mortification, the disunion of families; the separation of those the most fondly attached; youth bowed by premature toil; age wasting the little strength yet remaining:—these are the familiar objects which surround poverty.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Meeting of Old Friends”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 195:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disunions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |