disintegration

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

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

family: Family disintegration has continued apace: the proportion of births to lone parents has rocketed from 21 % in 1996 to 26 % today.
ice: It is extremely unusual to find all features associated with this ice disintegration so well preserved in such close proximity.

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