Definition
The act of separating something that was united or joined together; the opposite of uniting.
Etymology
From 'de-' (reversing action) + 'unite' (from Latin 'unitus', meaning 'joined into one'). This word logically follows English word formation patterns but is rarely used, with 'separating' or 'dividing' being preferred.
Kelly Says
You'd think 'deuniting' should be as common as 'uniting,' but English speakers prefer 'dividing' or 'splitting'—it reveals how language doesn't create mirror words for every opposite, leaving linguistic gaps where logic would suggest symmetry.
Translations
ARالعربية
فك الارتباط
fik al-ir-ti-bat
BNবাংলা
বিভাজন
bi-bha-jan
CACatalà
desunir
de-su-nir
CSČeština
oddělení
od-de-le-ni
DADansk
adskillelse
ad-skil-le-lse
DEDeutsch
Entzweiung
ent-ts-vay-ung
ELΕλληνικά
διασπορά
dia-spo-ra
ESEspañol
desuniendo
de-su-ni-en-do
FAفارسی
جداکردن
ja-da-kar-den
FISuomi
erottaminen
e-rot-ta-mi-nen
FRFrançais
déunit
de-y-ni
HIहिन्दी
विभाजन
vi-bha-jan
HUMagyar
elválasztás
el-va-lasz-tas
IDBahasa Indonesia
memisahkan
me-mis-a-kan
ITItaliano
disunire
di-su-ni-re
MSBahasa Melayu
memisahkan
me-mis-a-kan
NLNederlands
scheiding
schei-ding
NONorsk
adskillelse
ad-skil-le-lse
PLPolski
rozdzielanie
ro-z-d-ziel-a-nie
PTPortuguês
desuniendo
de-su-ni-en-do
RORomână
desfacerea
de-s-fa-ce-rea
RUРусский
разделение
raz-de-le-nie
TAதமிழ்
பிரித்தல்
pri-th-tal
TEతెలుగు
విభజన
vi-bha-jan
TLTL
paghihiwalay
pa-hi-hi-wa-lay
TRTürkçe
ayrıştırma
ay-ris-tir-ma
UKУкраїнська
розділення
roz-di-len-nya
VITiếng Việt
phân chia
phan-chia
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-th-u-la