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

Foster, who has starred in “3:10 to Yuma,” “Six Feet Under” and the Disney Channel series “Flash Forward,” asked the court to enforce a 2018 prenuptial agreement that called for an “equitable division” of their marital assets and debts and the incorporation of their “marital dissolution agreement and agreed parenting plan” into their final divorce decree.

From Los Angeles Times

A year after its dissolution in 2013, the band released a greatest-hits collection, “May Death Never Stop You.”

From Los Angeles Times

"It is my intention to seek the dissolution of the Dáil on Friday, and I hope we have polling day on 29 November," Harris said, before saying "there you go, clarity".

From BBC

“The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.” carefully tracks the band’s remarkable trajectory from kegger parties in the college town of Athens during the early ’80s to global ubiquity and its slow burn into dissolution in 2011.

From Los Angeles Times

Those allegations, running into the millions of dollars, has led to the dissolution of powerful factions.

From BBC

Related Words

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