Disunity

/dɪsˈjuːnɪti/ noun

Definition

A lack of unity or agreement; a state where people or groups are divided or not working together.

Etymology

From dis- (prefix meaning 'not') + unity (from Latin unitas, meaning 'oneness' or 'state of being united'). This word became common in political discourse to describe fragmented states or disagreements.

Kelly Says

Disunity is the opposite of what makes groups strong—historians often point to disunity as the reason empires fell or revolutions succeeded, because divided enemies are much easier to defeat than united ones.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማይነት (maynet)
may-net
ARالعربية
انقسام (inqasam)
in-qah-saam
BNবাংলা
বিভাজন (bibhajan)
bi-bha-jan
CACatalà
desunión
de-soo-nee-ohn
CSČeština
nesouhlasu
ne-sou-ha-su
DADansk
uenighed
u-en-i-ghed
DEDeutsch
Zwietrachtlosigkeit
tvee-traht-lohs-seyt
ELΕλληνικά
διαφωνία (diafonía)
dee-ah-foh-nee-ah
ESEspañol
discordia
dis-kor-dee-ah
FAفارسی
اختلاف (ikhtilaf)
ikht-i-laf
FISuomi
yhteisöllisyys
yhte-is-o-lly-syys
FRFrançais
discorde
dis-kord
GUGU
સમાનતા (samaanta)
sa-ma-an-ta
HAHA
fari
fa-ree
HEעברית
פיצול (pitzu'l)
pit-zoo-l
HIहिन्दी
असंगति (asangatī)
as-an-ga-tee
HUMagyar
viszonya
vis-zon-ya
IDBahasa Indonesia
perpecahan
per-pe-cha-han
IGIG
nkea
n-keah
ITItaliano
discordia
dis-kor-dee-ah
JA日本語
分裂 (ぶんれつ)
bunretsu
KKKK
келісеу (keliseyu)
ke-li-sey-oo
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ (prapohn)
pra-pohn
KO한국어
분열 (분열)
bunyeol
MRMR
विभाजन (vibhajan)
vi-bha-jan
MSBahasa Melayu
perpecahan
per-pe-cha-han
MYမြန်မာ
ပြ裂 (pyit le)
pyit le
NLNederlands
eenheid
een-heit
NONorsk
uenighet
u-en-i-het
PAPA
ਭਿੰਨતા (bhinnta)
bhin-nta
PLPolski
niejedność
nie-ye-dnosc
PTPortuguês
disunidade
dis-oo-ni-da-deh
RORomână
disunitate
dis-oo-ni-ta-teh
RUРусский
несогласие
ne-so-gla-see-ye
SVSvenska
oenighet
o-en-i-het
SWKiswahili
upya
oo-pya
TAதமிழ்
ஒற்றுமை இல்லமை (ottummai illmai)
ot-tu-mai il-lai-mai
TEతెలుగు
సంఘటన (sanghatana)
san-ga-tha-na
THไทย
ความไม่เป็นเอกภาพ (khwam mai ben ek-paph)
kwan mai ben ek-paph
TLTL
pagkakaiba
pa-ga-ka-ka-i-ba
TRTürkçe
birliksizlik
bir-lik-siz-lik
UKУкраїнська
незговір
ne-zgo-vir
URاردو
منازعات (manazā'at)
ma-na-za-a-at
VITiếng Việt
mâu thuẫn
mau thu-an
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ̀
eh-koh
ZH中文
分裂 (fēnliè)
fen-lye
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-lah

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