dissolution

noun

dis·so·lu·tion ˌdi-sə-ˈlü-shən How to pronounce dissolution (audio)

: the act or process of dissolving: such as

: separation into component parts

b(1)

: decay, disintegration

(2)

: death

grew convinced of his friend's approaching dissolution

Elinor Wylie

: termination or destruction by breaking down, disrupting, or dispersing

the dissolution of the republic

their marriage's dissolution

: the dissolving of an assembly or organization

the dissolution of the legislature

chemistry : liquefaction

the dissolution of ice

: a dissolute or indulgent act or practice

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Dissolution is the noun form of dissolve, but it's a much less common word. Still, we refer to the fact that the dissolution of American marriages became far more common in the later 20th century. Or that when India won its independence in 1947, the dissolution of the once-global British empire was all but complete. Or that factors such as crime and drugs might be contributing to the dissolution of contemporary society's moral fabric. A dissolute person is someone in whom all restraint has dissolved, and who now indulges in behavior that shocks decent people.

Example Sentences

the dissolution of the marriage the dissolution of old beliefs The treatment is used for the dissolution of kidney stones.

Recent Examples on the Web During her long reign, the Queen presided over the dissolution of great swaths of the British Empire, continuing a process that began under her father's reign.

Peter Bergen, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 During her seventy-year-long reign, the Queen presided over the dissolution of the British Empire.

Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2022 Communists and hard-liners consider Gorbachev a traitor for allowing East European countries to break free of Soviet control, and for presiding over the dissolution of the Communist Party in 1991.

Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Putin’s unprovoked war on Ukraine has plunged Europe into societal and economic turmoil, and represents the apex of a grudge the Russian leader has held ever since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Emma Dibdin, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022 The new sublime is to be found in the dissolution of our selves.

Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 24 July 2022 As statements of purpose go, this one is hardly breaking news: Over the last two-plus decades, especially since the dissolution of the White Stripes, White has been seemingly unconcerned with maintaining any particular brand.

David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2022 German Aerospace Center Launched in 2019 on a Proton rocket, the Spektrum-Röntgen-Gamma telescope is arguably the most significant space science mission built and flown by Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union more than three decades ago.

Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 June 2022 Deere on Friday raised its profit outlook for the year, with help from a one-time gain of $220 million stemming from the dissolution of its long-running joint venture with Japan’s Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.

Bob Tita, WSJ, 20 May 2022 See More

Legal Definition

dissolution

noun

dis·so·lu·tion ˌdi-sə-ˈlü-shən How to pronounce dissolution (audio)

: the act or process of ending: as

: the termination of an organized body (as a court)

: the ending of a partnership relationship caused by the withdrawal of one of the partners from the relationship

: the termination of a corporation

— involuntary dissolution

: dissolution of a corporation by a court in response to a shareholder petition based on statutorily prescribed grounds

— voluntary dissolution

: dissolution of a corporation upon the initiative of the directors and with approval of a certain percentage of the shareholders

: the termination of an injunction or stay by court order

: the termination of a marriage by divorce

dissolution

noun

as in breakup

the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces the dissolution of the empire into a patchwork of petty kingdoms

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

breakup
split
separation
partition
division
schism
dispersion
fractionation
cleavage
bifurcation
decomposition
fractionalization
divorce
scission
sundering
dispersal
distribution
disunion
rupture
polarization
dismemberment
segregation
diffusion
severance
atomization
subdivision
administration
disassembly
breach
isolation
segmentation
apportionment
scattering
sequestration
seclusion
dichotomization

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union
unification
association
connection
assemblage
consolidation
attachment
conjunction
combination
linkage
fusion
aggregation
link
linkup

as in abolition

the doing away with something by formal action one of the junta's first acts was the dissolution of the national assembly

Synonyms & Similar Words

abolition
repeal
abolishment
annulment
cancellation
dismissal
defeasance
abrogation
nullification
voiding
cancelation
invalidation
elimination
withdrawal
avoidance
negation
quashing
suspension
removal
rejection
liquidation
revocation
abatement
abortion
reversal
prohibition
rescindment
overruling
veto
retraction
banning
outlawing
overturn
erasure
enjoining
recall
override
eradication
calling off
disallowance
countermand
forbiddance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

enactment
legislation
establishment
institution
founding
ratification
approval
formalization
legalization
validation
legitimation
passing
legitimization
authorization
endorsement
permission
prescription
clearance
indorsement
sanctioning
ordering
commandment
decreeing
mandating

as in demise

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities she believed that her leukemia, although in remission, would eventually be the cause of her dissolution

Synonyms & Similar Words

demise
death
fate
passing
doom
decease
expiration
exit
destruction
end
passage
expiry
grave
suicide
sleep
quietus
annihilation
assassination
curtains
ending
great divide
execution
casualty
fatality
martyrdom
extermination
self-destruction
self-slaughter
slaughter
ruin
killing
massacre
self-murder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

birth
existence
life
creation
rise
nativity
genesis
origination

单词	dissolution
释义	dissolution noun dis·so·lu·tion ˌdi-sə-ˈlü-shən 1 : the act or process of dissolving: such as a : separation into component parts b(1) : decay, disintegration (2) : death grew convinced of his friend's approaching dissolution Elinor Wylie c : termination or destruction by breaking down, disrupting, or dispersing the dissolution of the republic their marriage's dissolution d : the dissolving of an assembly or organization the dissolution of the legislature e chemistry : liquefaction the dissolution of ice 2 : a dissolute or indulgent act or practice Did you know? Dissolution is the noun form of dissolve, but it's a much less common word. Still, we refer to the fact that the dissolution of American marriages became far more common in the later 20th century. Or that when India won its independence in 1947, the dissolution of the once-global British empire was all but complete. Or that factors such as crime and drugs might be contributing to the dissolution of contemporary society's moral fabric. A dissolute person is someone in whom all restraint has dissolved, and who now indulges in behavior that shocks decent people. Synonyms bifurcation breakup cleavage disunion division fractionalization fractionation partition schism scission separation split sundering See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the dissolution of the marriage the dissolution of old beliefs The treatment is used for the dissolution of kidney stones. Recent Examples on the Web During her long reign, the Queen presided over the dissolution of great swaths of the British Empire, continuing a process that began under her father's reign. Peter Bergen, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 During her seventy-year-long reign, the Queen presided over the dissolution of the British Empire. Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2022 Communists and hard-liners consider Gorbachev a traitor for allowing East European countries to break free of Soviet control, and for presiding over the dissolution of the Communist Party in 1991. Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Putin’s unprovoked war on Ukraine has plunged Europe into societal and economic turmoil, and represents the apex of a grudge the Russian leader has held ever since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Emma Dibdin, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022 The new sublime is to be found in the dissolution of our selves. Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 24 July 2022 As statements of purpose go, this one is hardly breaking news: Over the last two-plus decades, especially since the dissolution of the White Stripes, White has been seemingly unconcerned with maintaining any particular brand. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2022 German Aerospace Center Launched in 2019 on a Proton rocket, the Spektrum-Röntgen-Gamma telescope is arguably the most significant space science mission built and flown by Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union more than three decades ago. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 June 2022 Deere on Friday raised its profit outlook for the year, with help from a one-time gain of $220 million stemming from the dissolution of its long-running joint venture with Japan’s Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Bob Tita, WSJ, 20 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology see dissolute First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition dissolution noun dis·so·lu·tion ˌdis-ə-ˈlü-shən : the act or process of dissolving: as a : separation into component parts b : death sense 1 grew convinced of his friend's approaching dissolution Elinor Wylie c : liquefaction d : solution sense 1a Legal Definition dissolution noun dis·so·lu·tion ˌdi-sə-ˈlü-shən : the act or process of ending: as a : the termination of an organized body (as a court) b : the ending of a partnership relationship caused by the withdrawal of one of the partners from the relationship c : the termination of a corporation — involuntary dissolution : dissolution of a corporation by a court in response to a shareholder petition based on statutorily prescribed grounds — voluntary dissolution : dissolution of a corporation upon the initiative of the directors and with approval of a certain percentage of the shareholders d : the termination of an injunction or stay by court order e : the termination of a marriage by divorce dissolution noun 1 as in breakup the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces the dissolution of the empire into a patchwork of petty kingdoms Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance breakup split separation partition division schism dispersion fractionation cleavage bifurcation decomposition fractionalization divorce scission sundering dispersal distribution disunion rupture polarization dismemberment segregation diffusion severance atomization subdivision administration disassembly breach isolation segmentation apportionment scattering sequestration seclusion dichotomization Antonyms & Near Antonyms union unification association connection assemblage consolidation attachment conjunction combination linkage fusion aggregation link linkup See More 2 as in abolition the doing away with something by formal action one of the junta's first acts was the dissolution of the national assembly Synonyms & Similar Words abolition repeal abolishment annulment cancellation dismissal defeasance abrogation nullification voiding cancelation invalidation elimination withdrawal avoidance negation quashing suspension removal rejection liquidation revocation abatement abortion reversal prohibition rescindment overruling veto retraction banning outlawing overturn erasure enjoining recall override eradication calling off disallowance countermand forbiddance Antonyms & Near Antonyms enactment legislation establishment institution founding ratification approval formalization legalization validation legitimation passing legitimization authorization endorsement permission prescription clearance indorsement sanctioning ordering commandment decreeing mandating See More 3 as in demise the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities she believed that her leukemia, although in remission, would eventually be the cause of her dissolution Synonyms & Similar Words demise death fate passing doom decease expiration exit destruction end passage expiry grave suicide sleep quietus annihilation assassination curtains ending great divide execution casualty fatality martyrdom extermination self-destruction self-slaughter slaughter ruin killing massacre self-murder Antonyms & Near Antonyms birth existence life creation rise nativity genesis origination See More
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