discohesion

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noun

The disruption of cohesion

OriginEnglish cohesion ← French cohésion ← Latin cohaesiō →
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Meanings

noundiscohesion (usually uncountable, plural discohesions)

plural discohesions

  1. uncountableusuallyThe disruption of cohesion

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  12. Proto-Italic*kom
  13. Proto-Italic*kom-
  14. Latincon-
  15. Latinhaereō
  16. Latincohaereō
  17. Latincohaesiō
  18. Frenchcohésion
  19. Englishcohesion
  20. Englishdiscohesion

From dis- + cohesion.

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APA

discohesion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discohesion

MLA

“discohesion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discohesion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discohesion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discohesion.

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