disunities

noun

plural of disunity
as in frictions
a lack of agreement or harmony troubling signs of disunity within the normally peaceful organization

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disunities
  1. frictions
  2. conflicts
  3. discords
  4. wars
  5. schisms
  6. dissents
  7. divisions
  8. disputes
Noun
  • These are the unglamorous frictions that decide whether the idea ever becomes infrastructure.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
  • For all those frictions, now is the time to start making acquisitions.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of frictions
Noun
  • Being able to work through conflicts can often result in an even stronger bond.
    — Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
  • China has helped cushion the global oil shock, seen its clean energy tech exports surge and framed the war in Iran as another example in which Chinese leadership could supersede the US in ending global conflicts.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Definition of conflicts
Noun
  • Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.
    — April Uchitel, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2025
  • In every case, physical science, which is based on the evidence reported by these limited and limiting senses, eventually leaves us stranded with the conviction that sickness, accidents, and disasters – discords of every description, regardless of the apparent cause – are real and inevitable.
    — Lisa Rennie Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
Definition of discords
Noun
  • Israel for years avoided officially recognizing the violence as genocide out fear of angering Turkey, but that relationship has soured over the past two decades, especially as the most recent wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran have dragged on.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Pandemic bottlenecks, wars, climate shocks and geopolitical tension exposed the fragility of global supply chains.
    — Robert C. Wolcott, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of wars
Noun
  • As the country heads toward a national election, the leader once celebrated as a healer is now viewed by critics as the main driver of these schisms.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
  • Given the schisms, some in the GOP believe only a single party-line bill may end up passing before November.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of schisms
Noun
  • The 6-3 ruling included dissents from conservative-leaning Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Amy Coney Barrett.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 2 July 2026
  • Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Neil Gorsuch each wrote separate dissents in Barbara, and Gorsuch joined Thomas’s.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Definition of dissents
Noun
  • The unrest comes after years of political divisions following the tenure of socialist President Evo Morales, whose Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) dominated Bolivian politics for nearly two decades.
    — Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • This is consistent with moves the company has made in other divisions, including Chromebooks and the upcoming Googlebook range, which is expected in the Fall.
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of divisions
Noun
  • Herzog won a power struggle in the front office, then quit anyway, amid disputes with ownership.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • According to Castillo, one of the most significant failures has been the tendency to treat many squatter complaints as civil disputes rather than criminal investigations.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of disputes
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