Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disunify

/dɪsˈjunɪ̈faɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-unify
IPA: /dɪsˈjunɪ̈faɪ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause to cease to be unified; to split up or dissociate.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"And so the 16th annual New York Jewish Film Festival — not to be confused with the Woody Allen retrospective currently wrapping up downtown at Film Forum — presents an engagingly disunified program, with something to appeal to, or alienate, every taste."

Etymology

From dis- + unify.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dis

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪsˈjunɪ̈faɪ/
British English: /dɪsˈjuːnɨfaɪ/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

disunifies (present, singular) disunifying (participle, present) disunified (participle, past) disunified (past)

Frequently Paired Words

disunification

Synonyms

break apart

Antonyms

unify

Questions

How do you pronounce disunify?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈjunɪ̈faɪ/.
What does disunify mean?: To cause to cease to be unified; to split up or dissociate.
Where does disunify come from?: From dis- + unify.

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