dissolution
Other forms: dissolutions
The dissolution of a relationship means that it's broken up or ended. The dissolution of your band means you better get started on your solo album.
Dissolution comes from the Latin word dissolutio, meaning "a dissolving of something." Dissolution looks very similar to "dissolve," so to help you remember the meaning, think about what happens if you put paper in water — it breaks apart. A dissolution of a marriage is the same thing as divorce. Although it sounds like disillusion, if you try to use them interchangeably, your logic will fall apart.
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separation into component partssynonyms: disintegrationtypes:fibrinolysisa normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clotslysis(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteriabacteriolysisdissolution or destruction of bacteriacytolysispathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membranehaematolysis, haemolysis, hematolysis, hemolysislysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobinkaryolysisdisintegration and dissolution of a cell nucleus when a cell diesnecrolysisdisintegration and dissolution of dead tissueosteolysislysis of bone caused by disease or infection or inadequate blood supplyradiolysismolecular disintegration resulting from radiationthrombolysisthe process of breaking up and dissolving blood clotstype of:action, activity, natural action, natural processa process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
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the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)synonyms: breakuptypes:splitsvilleseparation or breakup or divorcedissolution of marriagean annulment of a marriagetype of:
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the termination of a meetingsynonyms: adjournment
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dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasuresynonyms: dissipation, licentiousness, looseness, profligacytype of:decadence, intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgenceexcess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence
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the process of going into solutionsynonyms: dissolvingtype of:liquefactionthe conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid
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