Disintegration

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪs.ɪn.tɪˈgɹeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

disintegrate + -ion

Full definition of disintegration

Noun

1. A process by which anything disintegrates.
2. The condition of anything which has disintegrated.
3. (geology) A wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.

Related terms

• disintegrative
• integration

Anagrams

• disorientating