Disintegrate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity

cause to undergo fission or lose particles

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈaʊndɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsˈɪntɪɡɹˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsˈɪntɪɡɹˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈaʊndɪŋ/.

Examples

The material disintegrated
the group disintegrated after the leader died
the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

decay decompose

Antonyms

integrate

Parts of Speech

verb	break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity “The material disintegrated”
verb	cause to undergo fission or lose particles
verb	lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current “the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process”

Word Forms

disintegrative	adjective	tending to cause breakup into constituent elements or parts
disintegration	noun	in a decomposed state
decay	noun	the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zerfallen

zerbrechen in Teile oder Komponenten oder verlieren den Zusammenhalt oder die Einheit

🇫🇷French

désintégrer

se briser en parties ou en composants ou perdre sa cohésion ou son unité

🇪🇸Spanish

desintegrarse

romperse en partes o componentes o perder cohesión o unidad

🇮🇹Italian

disintegrarsi

rompersi in parti o componenti o perdere coesione o unità

🇳🇱Dutch

desintegreren

uiteenvallen in delen of componenten of de samenhang of eenheid verliezen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desintegrar

quebrar em partes ou componentes ou perder coesão ou unidade

🇷🇺Russian

распадаться

разбиться на части или компоненты или потерять сплоченность или единство

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टुकड़े टुकड़े करना

भागों या घटकों में टूटना या सामंजस्य या एकता खोना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছিন্ন করা

অংশ বা উপাদান ভেঙ্গে বা সংহতি বা ঐক্য হারান

🇮🇳Tamil

சிதைந்துவிடும்

பகுதிகளாக அல்லது கூறுகளாக உடைந்து அல்லது ஒற்றுமை அல்லது ஒற்றுமையை இழக்கின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

విచ్ఛిన్నం

భాగాలుగా లేదా భాగాలుగా విభజించండి లేదా సంయోగం లేదా ఐక్యతను కోల్పోతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

विघटन करणे

भाग किंवा घटकांमध्ये खंडित होणे किंवा एकसंधता किंवा ऐक्य गमावणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિઘટન

ભાગો અથવા ઘટકોને તોડી નાખો અથવા સુસંગતતા અથવા એકતા ગુમાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಘಟಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

ಭಾಗಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಘಟಕಗಳಾಗಿ ಒಡೆಯಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಒಗ್ಗಟ್ಟು ಅಥವಾ ಏಕತೆಯನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശിഥിലമാക്കുക

ഭാഗങ്ങളായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഘടകങ്ങളായി വിഘടിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കെട്ടുറപ്പ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഐക്യം നഷ്ടപ്പെടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੁੱਟਣਾ

ਹਿੱਸਿਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਹਿੱਸਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੋੜੋ ਜਾਂ ਏਕਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਏਕਤਾ ਗੁਆ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹوٹ جانا

حصوں یا اجزاء میں ٹوٹ جانا یا ہم آہنگی یا اتحاد کھو دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

瓦解

分解成零件或组件或失去凝聚力或统一性

🇯🇵Japanese

崩壊する

部品やコンポーネントが壊れたり、凝集性や一体性が失われたりする

🇰🇷Korean

분해하다

부품이나 구성요소가 쪼개지거나 응집력이나 통일성을 잃습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tan rã

vỡ thành các bộ phận hoặc thành phần hoặc mất đi sự gắn kết hoặc thống nhất

🇹🇭Thai

สลายตัว

แตกออกเป็นชิ้น ๆ หรือส่วนประกอบหรือสูญเสียความสามัคคีหรือความสามัคคี

🇮🇩Indonesian

hancur

pecah menjadi bagian-bagian atau komponen-komponen atau kehilangan kohesi atau kesatuan

🇵🇭Filipino

magkawatak-watak

masira sa mga bahagi o bahagi o mawalan ng pagkakaisa o pagkakaisa

🇲🇾Malay

hancur berkecai

pecah menjadi bahagian atau komponen atau hilang perpaduan atau kesatuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتفكك

تنقسم إلى أجزاء أو مكونات أو تفقد تماسكها أو وحدتها

🇮🇷Persian

متلاشی شدن

به قطعات یا اجزاء تقسیم شود یا انسجام یا وحدت را از دست بدهد

🇹🇷Turkish

parçalanmak

parçalara veya bileşenlere bölünür veya bütünlüğünü veya bütünlüğünü kaybeder

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְפּוֹרֵר

להתפרק לחלקים או לרכיבים או לאבד לכידות או אחדות

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