disintegration

Noun
Synonyms: decompositiondissolutiondecayradioactive decayannihilation

WordNet 3.0

Noun (5)

  1. in a decomposed stateSynonyms: decomposition
  2. a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system“a disintegration of personality”
  3. separation into component partsSynonyms: dissolution
  4. the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiationSynonyms: decayradioactive decay
  5. total destruction“bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll”Synonyms: annihilation
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Disintegration \Dis*in`te*gra"tion\, n. (a) The process by which anything is disintegrated; the condition of anything which is disintegrated. Specifically (b) (Geol.) The wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc. [1913 Webster]
Society had need of further disintegration before it could begin to reconstruct itself locally.— Motley.[1913 Webster]
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