disunite
/'disju:'nait/
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Definition
Verb (transitive):
- To cause to become separated, divided, or no longer united; to break the unity or connection between people, groups, or things.
- To cause disagreement or conflict between people or parties, leading to a lack of harmony or cooperation.
Verb (intransitive):
- To become separated, divided, or no longer united.
Examples of Usage
- Verb (transitive):
- The controversial policy threatened to disunite the members of the club.
- A shared goal can unite people, while conflicting interests can disunite them.
- Verb (intransitive):
- The coalition began to disunite over fundamental differences in strategy.
Advanced Usage
- "to disunite from": To separate oneself from a group, association, or idea.
- The senator decided to disunite from his party on this particular issue.
Variants and Related Words
- Disunion (n): The state of being disunited; lack of unity.
- The disunion within the team led to their poor performance.
- Disunited (adj): Characterized by division or a lack of unity.
- The disunited factions could not agree on a common leader.
Synonyms
- Divide: To separate into parts or groups.
- Separate: To cause to move or be apart.
- Split: To break or cause to break forcibly into parts.
- Estrange: To cause someone to be no longer close or affectionate.
Antonyms
- Unite: To come or bring together for a common purpose or action.
- Join: To connect or combine.
- Reconcile: To restore friendly relations between.
Related Phrases
- To sow disunity: An idiomatic expression meaning to actively cause people to become disunited.
- The propagandist's aim was to sow disunity among the population.
Verb
- force, take, or pull apart
- He separated the fighting children
- Moses parted the Red Sea
- part; cease or break association with
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president