(v. t.) To destroy the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to disjoin; to sunder; to separate; as, to disunite particles of matter.
(v. t.) To alienate in spirit; to break the concord of.
(v. i.) To part; to fall asunder; to become separated.
Example Sentences:
(1) "You get no respect from white folk by being disunited," he wrote.
(2) In addition, the data confirm a classic observation: in comparison with intact families, disunited families are underprivileged in relation to living conditions, deficient in relation to psychosocial functioning, and propitious to behaviour problems and delinquent activity.
(3) We have had headlines in the papers, including those more friendly to us, talking of ‘Great Cabinet Shambles – open war between ministers’: ‘A major political mess and comment which has been no less damaging’ … There’s probably no paper which has been a more loyal supporter of this government than the Sunday Telegraph and it spoke last Sunday of a ‘National scandal - not since the chaos which preceded George Brown’s resignation from Harold Wilson’s cabinet has a British government looked so pitifully disunited.’ The affair has brought ‘ridicule on the government at home and abroad’.
(4) In the days when Britannia ruled the waves, the British political tradition was to keep Europe down by keeping it disunited.
(5) The mucus gel is formed by very large and structurally complex glycoproteins perfected by evolution to tease and disunite the scientists engaged in unravelling their secrets.
(6) Disunited parties are parties that the public worry about and I understand that, that’s why we are going to go forward as a united party.” The Labour leader added: “We are not going to look inwards as a party because, frankly, it would be unforgivable.
(7) The continued speculation and uncertainty is allowing our opponents to portray us as dispirited and disunited.
(8) But in his attempt to disunite Europe, I believe that Putin can very well instrumentalise the lack of political stability and economic prosperity ... they see the Balkans as a place where they can use their power to disrupt.” As Putin goes to Budapest for what has become a rare experience – being welcomed by a friendly EU government – the turbine engineer in Paks is aware of the contradiction, but is not bothered by it.
(9) Philip Hammond, the defence secretary, then used the same word to warn of the dangers of a disunited parliament.
(10) Sir Alec did not appear to be a candidate at all, but he emerged because he disunited the party less than any of the others.
(11) As long as such narrow thinking persists, the health and care system is doomed to remain disunited – and to fail.
(12) With the desperately polluted wastelands of industrial north Bohemia to hand and at heart, he challenged the dangerous – and further west, then politically unchallengeable – myth of eternal growth, reminding the west of the dangers of a Europe that continued to be divided, not now by the iron curtain, but between a closed camp jealously guarding its vulnerable prosperity and a group of poor, disunited and less stable countries outside the gates: "One half of a room cannot remain forever warm while the other half is cold."
(13) I predict that this judgement and the passage of the Bill through Parliament will exceed everything that we have seen to date on the issue and the United Kingdom will merely become even more "Disunited".
(14) In addition, it has been established that certain disunited family types represent a considerable risk factor.
(15) Whatever views people have, I think people appreciate that the way I run my party is on the basis of a unified party, not a disunited party, and a party that doesn't engage in all those practices of the past."
(16) By changing the orientation of hospital-based social work from "disabled family member as burden" to "family unit as an ongoing system," the authors have succeeded in helping dysfunctional, disunited families become functional family systems.
(17) Kezia Dugdale: Corbyn win could leave Labour 'carping on sidelines' Read more “The test for Scottish Labour will be in whether we can offer something sufficiently in tune with the thinking of ordinary Scots where they will see a difference in their lives and living standards.” Another old friend, Iain Macwhirter, a journalist, broadcaster and author of Disunited Kingdom about the referendum and the forthcoming Tsunami: Scotland’s Democratic Revolution about the SNP’s landslide in May, said: “Corbyn is the huge black swan that has swum into the constitutional debate.
(18) Arriving at the meeting, Luxembourg’s prime minister, Xavier Bettel, reflected the tone of the day, saying: “We have more need than ever for a united union rather than a disunited kingdom.” But Ireland’s taoiseach, Enda Kenny, tried to help: he delivered Sturgeon’s message, that Scotland hoped to remain an EU member, to leaders on Tuesday, the first day of the summit.
(19) In October 2011, Fox said, he was made “acutely aware” by Mustafa Jalil, the chairman of the Libyan National Transitional Council, of how disunited the militias had become.
(20) Miliband will say in a speech at London University: “There is a saying which goes: what does not kill you makes you stronger.” The remarks mark a shift from Miliband’s position last week when he rubbished the suggestion that he was facing dissent by declaring: “I don’t accept that this matter arises.” In a BBC interview Miliband acknowledged that he did face opposition when he warned that disunited parties were always punished by the electorate and said it would “unforgivable” for Labour to turn in on itself.
Disunity
Definition:
(n.) A state of separation or disunion; want of unity.
Example Sentences:
(1) Public criticism of Ed Miliband's leadership by senior Labour figures is creating an impression of "toxic disunity" and risks handing the next election to the Tories, according to party grandee Dame Tessa Jowell .
(2) The disunity in Palmer’s party has only complicated the government’s task in finding the votes it needs.
(3) The attorney general, George Brandis , said he was sure the Liberals could put the disunity behind them.
(4) However, the lack of any questioning of the European commission’s position on the timeline surprised Brussels veterans, wearily used to displays of EU disunity.
(5) I very much regret that they do not not seem to care about creating an appearance of disunity which does damage to the party.
(6) The commisssion warned the candidates and their teams to "strictly avoid applying discriminatory languages and tribal, racial, linguistic, regional, and religious prejudices which cause … disunity among the Afghan people".
(7) Now though, after years of disunity and faltering advances, its influence has shrunk to a section of central Syria and the southern border with Jordan.
(8) Every single time there is a Ukip conference it finishes with a story of disunity and it is all being caused by one person.
(9) As was the way in the late 60s, they had developed a lot of radical ideas – “about disunity and provocation and abandoned strands of urban theory” – but never really had the opportunity to put them into practice.
(10) And, in a sign of further disunity in the ranks, Saam Idriss, a key leader of the opposition's military wing, the Free Syria Army, said he refused to recognise the appointment last week of an interim prime minister.
(11) But the campaign, pitting Labour cabinet members against one another, deepened the wound of disunity.
(12) Calls for unity are meaningless without first spelling out on what basis people should unite and working out where the disunity came from in the first place.
(13) The government is well advised to limit his exposure.” He added: “His purpose is not to engage with the Muslim community [but to engage in] politics and disunity.” The ALA wants to contest the next federal election, largely on an anti-Islamic platform that includes a moratorium on immigration from Muslim nations, and a ban on face coverings such as the burqa and niqab.
(14) Obama's re-election team, based in Chicago, watched with glee, hopeful that the disunity on display and a protracted, energy-sapping campaign will work to their advantage.
(15) After years of disunity and faltering advances, its influence and territory has shrunk, while Islamist groups have grown.
(16) The G20 summit brings together the world’s biggest economies, representing 85% of global gross domestic product (GDP), and Merkel’s chosen agenda looks likely to maximise American isolation while attempting to minimise disunity amongst others.
(17) Set aside the merits of the issue and just consider this as a case study in political management: disunity, people opining all over the shop, people leaking against colleagues – overlay knights and dames = bad week.
(18) Without it, the short-term economic collapse might be worse, but its continuation only emphasises the disunity lying behind the apparent success of short-term bailouts.
(19) Trump scorned the party’s disunity, telling CBS in an interview broadcast on Sunday congressional Republicans were “terrible negotiators”.
(20) The shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, hit out at disunity within Labour, blaming both sitting MPs and Tony Blair and Lord Mandelson, who criticised the party’s approach to Brexit.