dissolution
UK/ˌdɪsəˈl(j)uːʃən//ˌdɪsəˈluʃən/
dissolution noun: the termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.
Noun
dissolution (countable and uncountable, plural dissolutions)
- The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.
- Synonyms:
- abolition, disestablishment
- Antonyms:
- establishment, foundation
- Disintegration, or decomposition into fragments.
- The whole fabric dries up, or becomes putrid; and, in both cases, sooner or later, tends to a dissolution.1822, John Barclay, chapter I, in An Inquiry Into the Opinions, Ancient and Modern, Concerning Life and Organization, Edinburgh; London: Bell & Bradfute; Waugh & Innes; G. & W. B. Whittaker, section...
- On August 16, 2014, a 24-year-old male programmer posted a more than 9,000-word tirade about the dissolution of his relationship with video game developer Zoë Quinn.2025 March 23, Harmeet Kaur, “How Gamergate foreshadowed the toxic hellscape that the internet has now become”, in CNN
- Dissolving, or going into solution.
- The quality of being dissolute.
- He led a life of dissolution, drinking and gambling almost daily.
- Synonyms:
- dissipation
dissolution meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
dissolution in Hindi
- dissolution
- निर्ऋति nirŕti, विलयन vilyan, विलय vilay
dissolution in Tamil
- கலைத்தல், கலைப்பு, முறிப்பு, கரைத்தல், இழக்குதல், உருக்குதல்
dissolution in Marathi
- विघटन
dissolution in Urdu
- فسخ, تحلیلی
More languagesFewer languages
- dissolution in Bengali
- বিলুপ্তি, ভেঙে যাওয়া
- dissolution in Telugu
- విలయము vilayamu
- dissolution in Malayalam
- അലിയൽ, പിരിച്ചുവിടൽ, കൂറുപിരിയൽ
- dissolution in Kannada
- ವಿಸರ್ಜನೆ
- dissolution in Gujarati
- વિસર્જન
- dissolution in Sanskrit
- संलयन saṃlayana
- dissolution in Nepali
- विघटन
- dissolution in Tagalog
- pagbuwag, pagkabuwag
- dissolution in Indonesian
- pembubaran, pelarutan
- dissolution in Persian
- فروپاشی forupâši
Examples of dissolution in a sentence
- The level of decomposition and dissolution could be modified by changing the plasmogenous gas or feed powder grain size.
- President Michael D Higgins will formally grant the dissolution, and the 33rd Dáil will be no more.
- It does not happen within society but is itself just a moment in society’s dissolution.
Synonyms of dissolution
Antonyms
Forms of dissolution
| plural | dissolutions |
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Origin of dissolution
From Middle English dissolucioun, from Old French dissolucion, from Latin dissolūtiō (“a dissolving, destroying, breaking up, dissolution”).
Words formed from dissolution
Words that rhyme with dissolution
- distribution
- resolution
- institution
- evolution
- involution
- ablution
- revolution
- convolution
- execution
- solution
- absolution
- constitution
26 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- devolution
- dilution
- pollution
- restitution
- attribution
- circumlocution
- contribution
- destitution
- prosecution
- substitution
- diminution
- lilliputian
- prostitution
- Lucian
- robot revolution
- Rosicrucian
- Aleutian
- Confucian
- coresolution
- coupvolution
- Eeveelution
- elution
- nocturnal pollution
- persecution
- retribution
- robolution
Questions about dissolution
- What does dissolution mean?
- Dissolution means the termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.
- What is dissolution in Hindi?
- Dissolution in Hindi is निर्ऋति (nirŕti), विलयन (vilyan), विलय (vilay). See Dissolution meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is dissolution?
- Dissolution is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dissolution?
- Dissolution is pronounced /ˌdɪsəˈl(j)uːʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dissolution?
- The plural of dissolution is dissolutions.
Words near dissolution in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dissolution (page history and authors); निर्ऋति (Hindi) (page history and authors); dissolution (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dissolution (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dissolution (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dissolution (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); విలయము (Telugu) (page history and authors); dissolution (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dissolution (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dissolution (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); संलयन (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); dissolution (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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