disintegrazione

disintegration

noun dee-zeen-teh-grah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Also means

breakdown

Usage Note

Disintegrazione is a feminine noun (la disintegrazione) used in both physical science contexts (nuclear disintegration) and figurative ones (la disintegrazione sociale, 'social breakdown'). The verb is disintegrarsi (reflexive: 'to fall apart'). Do not confuse with dissoluzione, which implies a more gradual dissolution.

Examples

"La disintegrazione della roccia richiede millenni."

Natural Translation

The disintegration of the rock takes millennia.

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