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disintegration
disintegration Disintegration is a general term for breaking down or declining from an earlier, more organized condition, including forms of decay, decomposition, or demoralization.
Disintegration is a general term for breaking down or declining from an earlier, more organized condition, including forms of decay, decomposition, or demoralization. In this historical source, it refers broadly to loss of wholeness or organization.