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disunity

dis  yooh nuh tee

  • n  lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension)

  • Here is one optimist's reason for believing unity will prevail over disunity, integration over disintegration.
  • But at a time of great challenges and disturbing disunity, nothing will be gained by spending our time and energy laying blame for the past.
  • In Moscow last week, Nikita Khrushchev not only waved his 50-megaton bomb and derided capitalism; he also crowed about "disunity" among the Western Allies.
News & Articles

  • Book relates pre-war enmity between FDR, Lindbergh
    When bombs fell on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, they did not just drag America into World War II. They fractured the disunity that preceded that day, instantly ending a fiery debate between internationalists and isolationists highlighted by a bitter feud between two popular men: President Franklin Roosevelt and famed aviator Charles Lindbergh. read more
    July 21, 2013 - IlliniHQ.com
Quotes

  • Barack Obama in USA Today
    This is a time for reflection, not retribution,Obama said in a statement. "We have been through a dark and painful chapter in our history. But at a time of great challenges and disturbing disunity, nothing will be gained by spending our...
  • Ron Walker in Edmunds.com/Inside Line
    If the disunity continues, Melbourne will seriously consider its position on continuing with Formula 1,Race Chairman Ron Walker said, reported by the Australian newspaper The Age.
  • Wangari Maathai in International Herald Tribune
    From the very beginning I thought the torch will be a symbol of unity, peace and harmony, but as it moved around the world it has become a symbol of disunity. Then I decided to pull out completely,Maathai, an environmentalist who won the...

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