Dissolution — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

separation into component parts

the process of going into solution

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dwˈɔːɹfɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsəlˈuːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsəlˈuːʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dwˈɔːɹfɪst/.

Examples

the dissolving of salt in water

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dissipation adjournment breakup licentiousness profligacy dissolving disintegration looseness

Parts of Speech

noun	separation into component parts
noun	the process of going into solution “the dissolving of salt in water”
noun	dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
noun	the termination of a meeting
noun	the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)

Word Forms

dissolve	verb	bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
disintegrate	verb	break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
dissipate	verb	live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
licentious	adjective	lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
loose	adjective	casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
adjourn	verb	close at the end of a session
break up	verb	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Auflösung

Zerlegung in Einzelteile

🇪🇸Spanish

disolución

separación en partes componentes

🇮🇹Italian

dissoluzione

separazione in parti componenti

🇳🇱Dutch

ontbinding

scheiding in samenstellende delen

🇵🇹Portuguese

dissolução

separação em partes componentes

🇷🇺Russian

растворение

разделение на составные части

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विघटन

घटक भागों में पृथक्करण

🇧🇩Bengali

দ্রবীভূতকরণ

উপাদান অংশে বিভাজন

🇮🇳Tamil

கலைப்பு

கூறு பாகங்களாக பிரித்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

రద్దు

భాగం భాగాలుగా విభజన

🇮🇳Marathi

विघटन

घटक भागांमध्ये विभाजन

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિસર્જન

ઘટક ભાગોમાં વિભાજન

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಸರ್ಜನೆ

ಘಟಕ ಭಾಗಗಳಾಗಿ ವಿಭಜನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിരിച്ചുവിടൽ

ഘടകഭാഗങ്ങളായി വേർതിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੰਗ

ਭਾਗ ਦੇ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਖ

🇵🇰Urdu

تحلیل

اجزاء کے حصوں میں علیحدگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

解散

分离成组成部分

🇯🇵Japanese

解散

構成部品への分離

🇰🇷Korean

용해

구성 요소로 분리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giải tán

tách thành các bộ phận cấu thành

🇹🇭Thai

การละลาย

การแยกออกเป็นส่วนประกอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembubaran

pemisahan menjadi bagian-bagian komponen

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkalusaw

paghihiwalay sa mga bahaging bahagi

🇲🇾Malay

pembubaran

pemisahan kepada bahagian komponen

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحل

الفصل إلى الأجزاء المكونة

🇮🇷Persian

انحلال

جداسازی به اجزای سازنده

🇹🇷Turkish

çözünme

bileşen parçalarına ayırma

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתפָּרְקוּת

הפרדה לחלקים מרכיבים

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