disintegration

[US]/dɪsˌɪntɪˈɡreɪʃn/
[UK]/dɪsˌɪntɪˈɡreɪʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.collapse; breakdown;fission; transformation

Example Sentences

the disintegration of belief

the gradual disintegration of traditional values

the disintegration of infected cells.

loss of self-esteem leads to the disintegration of a proud man.

This defeat led to the disintegration of the empire.

indicators of social disintegration such as divorce, suicide and petty theft

In D18S, on the contrary, there is no apparent disintegration at meioses stage.,only in a few tapetum cells occurred some blank regions.

Static experiments were carried out to study the effects of ozonic disintegration characteristics of waste activated sludge.

«Fascination Street», «Just Like Heaven», «A Forest», «Disintegration», «A Night Like This», «Shake Dog Shake», «The Drowning Man», «Signal to Noise» �«Plainsong».

Real-world Examples

Many, however, blame the austerity measures of president Temer's government for the current social disintegration.

Source: BBC Listening Collection February 2018

The disintegration of the world's most famous band had begun.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

The disintegration went on, accompanied by horrible cracks and rumbling.

Source: The machine has stopped operating.

Yet the debate about how to save Europe's single currency from disintegration is stuck.

Source: Past exam papers for English reading comprehension (English II) in the postgraduate entrance examination.

The whooping and the roaring renewed themselves, faces seemed on the point of disintegration, tears were streaming.

Source: Brave New World

And land artists embrace entropy, the idea of decay, or even the complete disintegration of their work.

Source: Secrets of Masterpieces

He could not watch her disintegrations without participating in them.

Source: The Night is Gentle (Part Two)

Their statements recall the funnels falling away from the ship, but no large-scale disintegration and certainly no snapping in two.

Source: The Secrets of the Titanic

These trends will inevitably accelerate the disintegration of the cities, whose historical function is now passing.

Source: Listen to this 2 Intermediate English Listening

And social and economic disintegration is making this harder and harder.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) October 2018 Collection

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