disunities
States of fragmentation
Disunities is the plural of disunity—states of division or lack of cohesion within a group.
Where unity suggests people pulling together, disunity describes fragmentation and discord: The party's internal disunities cost them the election.
The plural form emphasizes multiple instances or sources of division rather than a general condition.
Prejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- splitSeparation into parts
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- breakawaySudden separation from group
separation · severance · alienation · estrangement · disaffiliation · apostasy · factionalism · dissidence
Absence of agreement
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- dissensionConflict within a group
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
- tensionStretched or strained state
conflict · contention · antagonism · friction · quarrel · bickering · squabbling · infighting
Breaking into sharp fragments
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- atomizationReduction to fine particles
- fracturingProcess of breaking
crumbling · dismemberment · scattering · dispersal · balkanization · decentralization · dissolution · disaggregation
Barrier separating spaces
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
- segmentationDivision into sections
- cleavageTendency to split cleanly
- separationState of being apart
dichotomy · demarcation · gulf · chasm · rift · fissure · gap · divide
sectarianism
Prejudiced loyalty to subgroups
breakaway · separation · severance · alienation · estrangement · disaffiliation · apostasy · factionalism · dissidence · defection
disharmony
Absence of agreement
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- dissensionConflict within a group
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
tension · conflict · contention · antagonism · friction · quarrel · bickering · squabbling · infighting · factionalism
splintering
Breaking into sharp fragments
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- atomizationReduction to fine particles
fracturing · crumbling · dismemberment · scattering · dispersal · balkanization · decentralization · dissolution · disaggregation · partitioning
partition
Barrier separating spaces
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
- segmentationDivision into sections
- cleavageTendency to split cleanly
separation · dichotomy · demarcation · gulf · chasm · rift · fissure · gap · divide · split
disunitiesunities
States of being whole
unity · cohesion · solidarity · togetherness · integration