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DISINTEGRATION
annihilation, disintegration
(noun) total destruction; “bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll”
decay, radioactive decay, disintegration
(noun) the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
dissolution, disintegration
(noun) separation into component parts
decomposition, disintegration
(noun) in a decomposed state
disintegration
(noun) a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system; “a disintegration of personality”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
disintegration (countable and uncountable, plural disintegrations)
A process by which anything disintegrates.
The condition of anything which has disintegrated.
(geology) A wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
Anagrams
• disorientating
Source: Wiktionary
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. Society had need of further disintegration before it could begin to reconstruct itself locally. Motley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
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