Noun

• S: (n) decomposition, disintegration (in a decomposed state)
• S: (n) disintegration (a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system) "a disintegration of personality"
• S: (n) dissolution, disintegration (separation into component parts)
• S: (n) decay, radioactive decay, disintegration (the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation)
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• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) annihilation, disintegration (total destruction) "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"
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• S: (n) extinction, extermination (complete annihilation) "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) destruction, demolition, wipeout (an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something)
• S: (n) annihilation, disintegration (total destruction) "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"
• S: (n) eradication, obliteration (the complete destruction of every trace of something)
• S: (n) ravage, depredation ((usually plural) a destructive action) "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease"
• S: (n) razing, wrecking (the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled)
• S: (n) ruin, ruination (an event that results in destruction)
• S: (n) wrack, rack (the destruction or collapse of something) "wrack and ruin"
• derivationally related form