disuniting
Causing to divide
Disuniting is the act of breaking apart something that was joined or unified.
It can describe separating people, groups, or things that previously functioned as one: The scandal succeeded in disuniting the coalition.
The word emphasizes the undoing of a prior union rather than mere division.
Barrier separating spaces
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- segregationForced separation by group
- disconnectionState of being severed
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
disengagement · estrangement · alienation · distancing · disentanglement · disaffiliation · severance · isolation
Breaking into sharp fragments
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- fissureNarrow crack in rock
- shatteringBreaking violently apart
- breakageAct of shattering
disintegration · fracturing · scattering · dispersal · dissolution · crumbling · balkanization · atomization
Angry, prolonged conflict
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- discordLack of agreement
- tensionStretched or strained state
rivalry · opposition · contention · disagreement · feud · animosity · enmity · turmoil
partition
Barrier separating spaces
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- segregationForced separation by group
- disconnectionState of being severed
detachment · disengagement · estrangement · alienation · distancing · disentanglement · disaffiliation · severance · isolation · withdrawal
splintering
Breaking into sharp fragments
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- fissureNarrow crack in rock
- shatteringBreaking violently apart
breakage · disintegration · fracturing · scattering · dispersal · dissolution · crumbling · balkanization · atomization · falling apart
strife
Angry, prolonged conflict
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- discordLack of agreement
tension · rivalry · opposition · contention · disagreement · feud · animosity · enmity · turmoil · friction