disintegration
noun [ U ] uk/dɪˌsɪn.tɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌdɪs.ɪn.t̬əˈɡreɪ.ʃən/
解体
the process of something becoming weaker or being destroyed by breaking into smaller parts or pieces
These terrorists are trying to bring about a disintegration of the state. 这些恐怖分子正试图导致国家的解体。
Children leaving to find work in the cities might lead to family disintegration. 孩子们离家去城市找工作，这可能会导致家庭的解体。
See: disintegrate
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- She was traumatized by the brutality that accompanied the disintegration of her former country.
- He believes we are seeing the gradual disintegration of order in our society.
- She survived the disintegration of her marriage and the challenge of raising five children.
- He brought back order and strength to a country that was on the edge of ruin and disintegration.
- Floating ice shelves in the Antarctic have undergone spectacularly rapid disintegration over the past decade.