disintegration Definition
dis·in·te·gra·tion (dis in′tə grā′s̸hən)
noun
- the act or process of disintegrating
- Nuclear Physics any change in a nucleus of an atom, whether spontaneous or induced, in which one or more particles, photons, etc. are emitted
disintegration Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- USSR: The disintegration of the USSR created new problems for the " independent " states.
- empire: I would rather see the disintegration of the British Empire than a new war.
- society: Jameson makes similar comments as regards the forming and disintegration of civil society in The Seeds of Time.
- family: There are themes of immigration, politics, the struggle to keep and show ideology and the disintegration of families are in there too.
- state: In fact, it is that which led to the disintegration of the State.
- community: He situated the origin of this discord, this disintegration of community, at the heart of the philosophical tradition.
Converse of object
- prevent: President Vladimir Putin, he points out, keeps talking about working to prevent the disintegration of the country.
- cause: The degradation and disintegration caused by red rot cannot be reversed.
- follow: In Iraq, political chaos, severe economic depression, and social disintegration followed in the wake of the Mongol invasions.
- see: I would rather see the disintegration of the British Empire than a new war.
- undergo: Radioactivity The phenomenon whereby atoms undergo spontaneous random disintegration, usually accompanied by the emission of radiation.
- stop: Their aim was to try and stop the social disintegration they believed liberal freedoms had unleashed.
Adjective modifier
- gradual: What then follows, is the gradual disintegration of what seems like a cohesive family within the greater context of a changing Japan.
- eventual: His Bracken Ring and Bracken Knot lasted no more than two summers, changing from bright green to brown before their eventual disintegration.
- violent: Draw your own conclusion but the EUropean Union is already on route with its collapsing currency to violent disintegration.
- psychological: It brought about a rapid economic, physical, and psychological disintegration of the Germans which might have been avoided.
- rapid: It is used to facilitate rapid disintegration of the tablets.
- mental: You have to be immune to what Steve Waugh called ' mental disintegration ' .
Noun used with modifier
Browse dictionary entries near disintegration
- ‹ disintegrate
- ‹ disinheritance
- ‹ disinherit
- ‹ disingenuous
- ‹ disinformation
- ‹ disinflation
- ‹ disinfest
- ‹ disinfectant
- ‹ disinfect
- ‹ disinclined
- disinter ›
- disinterest ›
- disinterested ›
- disintermediation ›
- disinvestment ›
- disinvite ›
- disjecta membra ›
- disjoin ›
- disjoint ›
- disjointed ›

