desegregation
nounDivide desegregation into syllables:
de · seg · re · ga · tion
How to pronounce desegregation:
Definition of desegregation:
- desegregation (noun):
- the state of being desegregated
- the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community.
Synonyms for desegregation:
group action
integrating
integration
Antonyms for desegregation:
aloneness
apartheid
closeting
detachment
disconnection
discrimination
dissociation
disunion
division
exclusion
insulation
isolation
keeping apart
partition
partitioning
privacy
protection
quarantine
secludedness
seclusion
segregation
separateness
separation
sequestration
solitariness
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