Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for disunion. Search instead for disunionists.
Definitions

disunion

[dis-yoon-yuhn] / dɪsˈjun jən /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

He all but welcomed disunion because it offered him a chance to pursue his only true passion: Army service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Although a slaveholder, he had been a prominent Whig and opposed any talk of disunion and the expansion of slavery into the territories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

“To choose love over hate, unity over disunion, progress over retreat.”

From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2023

Over the next three years, the country descended into disunion, followed by civil war.

From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2022

“It was unjust, he had by then decided, “and was acquiesced in merely from a fear of disunion, while our government was still in its infant state.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training