disunion

disunion
    n 1: the termination or destruction of union [ant:
         {conjugation}, {jointure}, {unification}, {union},
         {uniting}]
    

Disunion \Dis*un"ion\, n. [Pref. dis- + union: cf. F.
   d['e]sunion.]
   1. The termination of union; separation; disjunction; as, the
      disunion of the body and the soul.
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   2. A breach of concord and its effect; alienation.
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            Such a disunion between the two houses as might much
            clou? the happiness of this kingdom.  --Clarendon.
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   3. The termination or disruption of the union of the States
      forming the United States.
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            I have not accustomed myself to hang over the
            precipice of disunion.                --D. Webster.
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82 Moby Thesaurus words for "disunion":
      abstraction, alienation, antagonism, argumentation, breach,
      breach of friendship, break, clashing, cleavage, cleft, conflict,
      contention, contradiction, controversy, detachment, difference,
      disaccord, disaccordance, disaffection, disagreement,
      disarticulation, disassociation, disconnectedness, disconnection,
      discontinuity, discord, discordance, discordancy, discrepancy,
      disengagement, disfavor, disharmony, disjointing, disjunction,
      dislocation, disparity, disruption, dissension, dissent,
      dissidence, dissolution, dissonance, disunity, divergence,
      diversity, dividedness, division, divorce, divorcement,
      estrangement, faction, falling-out, inaccordance, incoherence,
      inequality, isolation, jarring, luxation, negation, open rupture,
      opposition, oppugnancy, parting, partition, recall of ambassadors,
      removal, repugnance, rift, rupture, schism, segmentation,
      separation, separatism, split, split-up, strife, subdivision,
      subtraction, unharmoniousness, variance, withdrawal, zoning