dissolution
dissolution Lexical Profile
dissolution Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The formal closing down, dismissal, or termination of an official assembly, partnership, marriage, or organization.
"The prime minister announced the dissolution of parliament ahead of the general election."
The action or process of dissolving a solid, liquid, or gas into a liquid to form a homogeneous solution, or the state of being dissolved.
"Raising the temperature of the water significantly accelerated the dissolution of the salt crystals."
Debauched, self-indulgent, or immoral living; dissipation.
"The novel chronicles the young aristocrat's gradual descent into financial ruin and moral dissolution."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'dissolution' (the formal termination of an institution or process of dissolving) with 'disillusion' (disappointment from discovering something is not as good as believed) or 'dissoluteness' (moral laxity, though 'dissolution' can carry this archaic sense).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French 'dissolucion' and directly from Latin 'dissolutionem' ('a dissolving, breaking up, or destruction'), noun of action from 'dissolvere', from 'dis-' ('apart') and 'solvere' ('to loosen or untie').