Definition
The process of breaking into small pieces or falling apart; decay or decomposition.
Etymology
From Latin 'dis-' (apart) + 'integer' (untouched, whole) + '-tion' (process). The prefix 'dis-' means to reverse, so disintegration is the reversal of being whole.
Kelly Says
In physics, radioactive disintegration releases enormous energy as atomic nuclei break apart—it's the source of nuclear power—yet the same word describes something as gentle as a cookie crumbling, showing how science and everyday life share the same vocabulary!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጥፋት (ṭafāt)
ta-faat
ARالعربية
تفكك (taffak)
ta-fak
BNবাংলা
বিশ্লেষণ (bishleṣhona)
bi-shle-shona
CACatalà
desintegració
de-sin-te-gra-cio
CSČeština
dezinformace
de-zin-for-ma-ce
DADansk
disintegration
dis-in-te-gra-tion
DEDeutsch
Desintegration
dez-inte-gra-tion
ELΕλληνικά
διασπορά
dia-spo-ra
ESEspañol
desintegración
des-inte-gra-syon
FAفارسی
تجزیه (tajziye)
ta-jzi-ye
FISuomi
disintegraatio
dis-in-te-gra-tio
FRFrançais
désintégration
de-zhin-te-gra-syon
GUGU
પ્રકૃતિ (prakṛuti)
pra-kru-ti
HEעברית
פירוק (piruk)
pee-rook
HIहिन्दी
विघटन (vighāṭan)
vi-gha-taan
HUMagyar
disintegráció
dis-in-te-gra-cio
IDBahasa Indonesia
disintegrasi
dis-in-te-gra-si
ITItaliano
disintegrazione
dis-in-te-gra-syone
KKKK
Жайықтыру (jayyqtyru)
jay-iq-ty-ru
KMKM
បណ្តាល (banteal)
ban-teal
MRMR
विघटन (vighṭan)
vi-gha-taan
MSBahasa Melayu
penghuraian
pen-hu-rai-an
MYမြန်မာ
ပျက်စီး (pyat-si)
pyat-si
NLNederlands
disintegratie
dis-in-te-gra-tie
NONorsk
disintegrasjon
dis-in-te-gra-sjon
PAPA
ਵਿਸમਰણ (vismaran)
vi-smar-an
PLPolski
dezintegracja
dez-in-te-gra-cja
PTPortuguês
desintegração
dez-in-te-gra-sau
RORomână
dezintegrare
dez-in-te-gra-re
RUРусский
дезинтеграция
dez-inte-gra-tsi-ya
SVSvenska
desintegration
de-sin-te-gra-tion
SWKiswahili
uharibifu
u-ha-ri-bi-fu
TAதமிழ்
பகுப்பாக்கல் (paguppākkal)
pa-gu-ppa-kkal
TEతెలుగు
విఘటన (vighṭana)
vi-ghṭana
THไทย
การสลายตัว (kan salaay tum)
kan sa-lai tum
TLTL
paghihiwalay
pa-hi-hi-wa-lay
TRTürkçe
bölünme
bo-lyu-nme
UKУкраїнська
дезінтеграція
dez-in-te-gra-tsi-ya
URاردو
تفکیک (tafakik)
ta-fak-ik
VITiếng Việt
phân hủy
phan huy
ZUZU
ukuthihlukanisa
u-ku-thi-hlu-ka-ni-sa