disunited
disunited — verb
- disunitedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- disuniteds3rd person singular
- disuniteding-ing form
- disunitededpast simple
1. to break the unity of a group so that its members can no longer agree or act tog
to break the unity of a group so that its members can no longer agree or act together
A leaked financial report disunited the hospital board just before the merger vote.
disunite + [institution]
A bitter row over their parents' farmland disunited the Sari family for nearly a decade.
The parish council was disunited by a heated row over a new shelter on Oak Street.
A bitter leadership contest disunited the charity's volunteers at the worst possible time.
Diya warned that the campaign would remain disunited along regional lines.
文法句型
disunite + [group/party/team/organization]
be disunited by [cause]
用法筆記
Almost always takes a group noun as its object (a party, committee, family, or movement). Frequently appears in the passive: 'was disunited by…'. This verb is formal and much rarer than 'divide' or 'split'.
常見錯誤
disunited — adjective
- disunitedpositive
- more disunitedcomparative
- most disunitedsuperlative
1. unable to agree or cooperate with one another, so that a group cannot function a
unable to agree or cooperate with one another, so that a group cannot function as a single body
The disunited committee could not even agree on a date for the next meeting.
describes a group unable to reach agreement
A disunited family greeted Noor at the airport, each member standing alone.
The opposition parties entered the district election so disunited that they fielded three rival candidates.
Jabari tried to lead the disunited workshop team through a difficult safety review.
A disunited warehouse staff gave the regional managers an easy victory in the contract negotiations.
- divided
more common and broader; can describe groups, opinions, or individual feelings
- fragmented
suggests a group broken into many disconnected pieces
- split
implies a sharp division, often into two opposing sides
- fractious
describes a group prone to quarrelling and disagreement, rather than simply divided
用法筆記
Describes groups, not individuals. A single person cannot be described as 'disunited'; use 'conflicted' or 'torn' for individual feelings of inner division. Distinguish from verb/1: the adjective describes the state of being divided; the verb describes the act of causing that state.