Disintegrated Meaning in English

word · lemma: disintegrate

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Definition

Broke apart into small pieces or stopped working as a whole; used for both physical objects and for groups or systems.

Usage & Nuances

'Disintegrated' is formal and often describes something that fell apart physically or stopped functioning as a unit. Common with materials (paper, food), groups (teams, societies), or abstract systems. Similar to 'broke apart', but more complete and final.

• Spanish: desintegrarse - desmoronarse
• Portuguese (BR): desintegrar-se - desmoronar-se
• Portuguese (PT): desintegrar-se - desmoronar-se
• Chinese (Simplified): 分解 - 解体 - 崩溃
• Chinese (Traditional): 分解 - 解體 - 崩潰
• Hindi: खंड-खंड होना - विघटित होना
• Arabic: تفتت - انهار
• Bengali: বিলীন হয়ে যাওয়া - ছিন্নভিন্ন হয়ে যাওয়া
• Russian: распался - рассыпался
• Japanese: 崩壊した - 分解した
• Vietnamese: tan rã - phân rã
• Korean: 붕괴되었다 - 분해되었다
• Turkish: dağıldı - parçalandı
• Urdu: ٹوٹ گیا - بکھر گیا
• Indonesian: hancur - terurai

Example Sentences

The cookie disintegrated in the milk.

basic

By the end of the movie, their friendship had completely disintegrated.

natural

The old building disintegrated after many years without repairs.

basic

The team disintegrated when the coach left.

basic

The ancient scroll disintegrated as soon as we touched it.

natural

After years of neglect, the once-bright mural just disintegrated into dust.

natural