dissolution

[ dis-uh-loo-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
2. the resulting state.
3. the undoing or breaking of a bond, tie, union, partnership, etc.
4. the breaking up of an assembly or organization; dismissal; dispersal.
5. Government. an order issued by the head of a state terminating a parliament and necessitating a new election.
6. death; decease.
7. a bringing or coming to an end; disintegration; decay; termination.
8. legal termination, especially of business activity, with the final distribution of assets, the fixing of liabilities, etc.
9. Chemistry. the process by which a solid, gas, or liquid is dispersed homogeneously in a gas, solid, or, especially, a liquid.

dissolution

/ ˌdɪsəˈluːʃən /

noun

1. the resolution or separation into component parts; disintegration
2. destruction by breaking up and dispersing
3. the termination of a meeting or assembly, such as Parliament
4. the termination of a formal or legal relationship, such as a business enterprise, marriage, etc
5. the state of being dissolute; dissipation
6. the act or process of dissolving

dissolution

/ dĭs′ə-lo̅o̅′shən /

1. The dissolving of a material in a liquid.

Derived Forms

• ˈdissoˌlutive, adjective

Other Words From

• disso·lutive adverb
• nondis·so·lution noun
• predis·so·lution noun
• prodis·so·lution adjective
• redis·so·lution noun
• self-disso·lution noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissolution¹

1350–1400; Middle English dissolucioun (< Anglo-French ) < Latin dissolūtiōn- (stem of dissolūtiō ). See dis- ¹, solution

Example Sentences

In their dissolution agreement, Anderson was ordered to pay $255 in monthly child support.

From The Daily Beast

The senator even introduced them before the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

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Miller also filed three dissolution of marriage actions against Jeffrey Kessler in three counties of Colorado.

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Kerry on Friday repeated his warning that a dissolution of the peace process might lead to more Palestinian violence.

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Others, like the prominent Roma activist Valeriu Nicholae, speak of its “rapid dissolution.”

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Any change for good among such would be to their dissolution and reconstruction on principles which they do not now hold.

From Project Gutenberg

He moved here after the dissolution of that body and spent several years as a farmer.

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Every third day his convulsive tremblings, his dejection, his fits of wandering, seemed to indicate the approach of dissolution.

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As to agriculture, he said that he had a conversation with Mr. Chamberlain on the subject just before the dissolution.

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The secret causes of its dissolution had long been stealthily at work, and its fall at last was utter and complete.

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Related Words

• adjournment
• demise
• disbandment
• overthrow
• suspension
• termination