disintegration

Definitions

The process of losing cohesion or strength and breaking apart into small parts or particles.

The process of a whole coming to an end or falling apart, especially in a social or political context.

The decay or breaking up of an atomic nucleus or a subatomic particle.

Examples

The rapid disintegration of the old political alliance left the country in a state of uncertainty.

Scientists are studying the slow disintegration of the ancient stone monument caused by acid rain.

The disintegration of the star into a supernova was captured by the telescope in stunning detail.

Synonyms

decomposition fragmentation breakdown collapse dissolution decay crumbling

Antonyms

integration cohesion unity construction consolidation assembly formation