dissolution
noun
Elinor Wylie
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Dissolution is the noun form of dissolve, but it's a much less common word. Still, we refer to the fact that the dissolution of American marriages became far more common in the later 20th century. Or that when India won its independence in 1947, the dissolution of the once-global British empire was all but complete. Or that factors such as crime and drugs might be contributing to the dissolution of contemporary society's moral fabric. A dissolute person is someone in whom all restraint has dissolved, and who now indulges in behavior that shocks decent people.
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Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
In the past, Israel exercised caution in assisting Ukraine, supplying Kyiv with early warning radars and humanitarian aid but eschewing deeper cooperation, fearing retaliation against Russian Jews and the dissolution of the deconfliction channels with Russia in Syria.
—Nicole Grajewski, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
Following Thin Lizzy's dissolution, Sykes was recruited by English hard rock band Whitesnake.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The dissolution of the Family is seen as a sad, painfully slow affair, as, like Brian Wilson before him, Stone drifted off into his own solipsistic world of experimentation.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Dissolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissolution. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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