Dissolution
/ˌdɪsəˈl(j)uːʃən/ noun
noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal. countable, uncountable
- 2 the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) wordnet
- 3 Disintegration, or decomposition into fragments. countable, uncountable
"The whole fabric dries up, or becomes putrid; and, in both cases, sooner or later, tends to a dissolution."
- 4 the termination of a meeting wordnet
- 5 Dissolving, or going into solution. countable, uncountable
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- 6 dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure wordnet
- 7 The quality of being dissolute. countable, uncountable
"He led a life of dissolution, drinking and gambling almost daily."
- 8 separation into component parts wordnet
- 9 the process of going into solution wordnet
Example
More examples"Justice without mercy is cruelty; mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution."
Etymology
From Middle English dissolucioun, from Old French dissolucion, from Latin dissolūtiō (“a dissolving, destroying, breaking up, dissolution”).