"disunion" meaning in English

See disunion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: disunions [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French désunion. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|désunion}} Middle French désunion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} disunion (countable and uncountable, plural disunions)
  1. Separation (disintegration) of a union; lack of union where union would be desirable. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: disunionism, disunionist Coordinate_terms: malunion, misunion

Inflected forms

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