dismantling

Definitions of dismantling
  1. noun
    the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
    “Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons”
    synonyms: disassembly, dismantlement
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    type of:
    activity
    any specific behavior
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