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