disunity
Lack of cohesion
Disunity is a lack of agreement or cohesion within a group.
Where unity suggests people working together toward common goals, disunity describes division, conflict, or fragmentation: Disunity among the rebels allowed the government to retake the province.
The word often appears in political contexts where factions undermine collective strength.
Angry, prolonged conflict
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
feud · friction · tension · turmoil · animosity · contention · enmity · quarrel
Disagreement with authority
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- dissensionConflict within a group
opposition · contention · variance · disaccord · contradiction · disharmony · discordance · difference
Splitting into parts
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- fissureNarrow crack in rock
- splinteringBreaking into sharp fragments
- fractureSplit in hard material
breakup · disintegration · bifurcation · balkanization · atomization · decentralization · sectarianism · factionalism
State of being isolated
- separationState of being apart
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- disconnectionState of being severed
- riftCrack or estrangement
breach · gulf · chasm · distancing · isolation · disaffection · rupture · severance
Separation into parts
- breakInterrupt continuity
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- defectionAbandoning one's loyalty
- breakawaySudden separation from group
separatism · splinter group · faction · sect · apostasy · heresy · excommunication · church split
strife
Angry, prolonged conflict
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
confrontation · feud · friction · tension · turmoil · animosity · contention · enmity · quarrel · bickering
dissent
Disagreement with authority
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
dissension · opposition · contention · variance · disaccord · contradiction · disharmony · discordance · difference · controversy
division
Splitting into parts
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- fissureNarrow crack in rock
- splinteringBreaking into sharp fragments
fracture · breakup · disintegration · bifurcation · balkanization · atomization · decentralization · sectarianism · factionalism · tribalism
alienation
State of being isolated
- separationState of being apart
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- disconnectionState of being severed
rift · breach · gulf · chasm · distancing · isolation · disaffection · rupture · severance · parting
split
Separation into parts
breakaway · separatism · splinter group · faction · sect · apostasy · heresy · excommunication · church split · party split
- discorddiscord, Discord, dissonance, discordance, dissonant
- heresiesGnosticism, heresy, Monophysitism, Bogomilism, unorthodoxy
- conflictclash, fight, war, battle, dispute
- disorderchaos, chaotic, disarray, mess, disordered
- divisiondivision, divide, divided, dividing, split
- fragmentsfragment, shard, splinter, shards, sliver
disunityunity
Wholeness through cohesion
solidarity · cohesion · harmony · togetherness · accord