dissolution
nounUK /ˌdɪsəˈl(j)uːʃən/ · US /ˌdɪsəˈluʃən/
Etymology From Middle English dissolucioun, from Old French dissolucion, from Latin dissolūtiō (“a dissolving, destroying, breaking up, dissolution”).
1
The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.
2
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 I, page 2:
- 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:
3
Dissolving, or going into solution.
4
The quality of being dissolute.
- He led a life of dissolution, drinking and gambling almost daily.