Disintegration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in a decomposed state

a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈaʊnɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsˌɪntɪɡɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsˌɪntɪɡɹˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /dɹˈaʊnɚz/.

Examples

a disintegration of personality
bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

decay annihilation radioactive decay decomposition dissolution

Parts of Speech

noun	in a decomposed state
noun	a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system “a disintegration of personality”
noun	separation into component parts
noun	the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
noun	total destruction “bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll”

Word Forms

disintegrate	verb	break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
dissolve	verb	bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
decay	verb	lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
annihilate	verb	kill in large numbers

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zerfall

in einem zersetzten Zustand

🇫🇷French

désintégration

dans un état décomposé

🇪🇸Spanish

desintegración

en estado de descomposición

🇮🇹Italian

disintegrazione

in uno stato decomposto

🇳🇱Dutch

desintegratie

in ontbonden staat

🇵🇹Portuguese

desintegração

em estado de decomposição

🇷🇺Russian

распад

в разложенном состоянии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विघटन

विघटित अवस्था में

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছিন্নতা

পচনশীল অবস্থায়

🇮🇳Tamil

சிதைவு

சிதைந்த நிலையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

విచ్ఛిన్నం

కుళ్ళిపోయిన స్థితిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

विघटन

विघटित अवस्थेत

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિઘટન

વિઘટિત સ્થિતિમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಘಟನೆ

ಕೊಳೆತ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശിഥിലീകരണം

ജീർണിച്ച അവസ്ഥയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਘਨ

ਇੱਕ ਕੰਪੋਜ਼ਡ ਰਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹوٹ پھوٹ

بوسیدہ حالت میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

解体

处于分解状态

🇯🇵Japanese

崩壊

分解された状態で

🇰🇷Korean

분해

분해된 상태에서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tan rã

ở trạng thái phân hủy

🇹🇭Thai

การสลายตัว

อยู่ในสภาพสลายตัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

kehancuran

dalam keadaan terurai

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakawatak-watak

sa isang decomposed na estado

🇲🇾Malay

perpecahan

dalam keadaan reput

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التفكك

في حالة متحللة

🇮🇷Persian

تجزیه

در حالت تجزیه شده

🇹🇷Turkish

parçalanma

parçalanmış durumda

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתפּוֹרְרוּת

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