disintegration Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun in a decomposed state
decomposition.
noun a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system
- a disintegration of personality
noun separation into component parts
dissolution.
noun the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
radioactive decay; decay.
noun total destruction
annihilation.
- bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll

The process by which anything is disintegrated; the condition of anything which is disintegrated. Specifically
(Geol.) The wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
Society had need of further disintegration before it could begin to reconstruct itself locally. Motley.