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• n  in a decomposed state
• n  a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system
  a disintegration of personality
• n  separation into component parts
• n  the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
• n  total destruction

• For by last week it was crystal clear that France's collapse had been preceded by a long, slow disintegration of the democratic and republican ideal, and in the process of .
• Fears of spontaneous disintegration have grown in recent years.
• When she remained seated, that simple decision eventually led to the disintegration of institutionalized segregation in the South, ushering in a new era of the civil rights movement.

• decomposition
• dissolution
• decay
• radioactive decay
• annihilation

News & Articles

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• Ian Hassall’s New Book ‘Hamba Gashle’ Reveals the Inside Story of White Society in Colonial Southern Africa
  Ian Hassall’s edgy memoir describes his childhood in the Rhodesias, and then University in South Africa, between 1951 and 1970. It provides a vivid and disturbing depiction of childhood and family life set against racial exploitation, political change and the disintegration of his white community. (PRWeb June 14, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Hamba-Gashle/Ian ...
  June 14, 2013 - PRWeb
• Sarah Costa: An Urgent Need: Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Refugee Adolescents
  The disintegration of community and family structures weakens traditional protection mechanisms and alters behavioral patterns. As a result, child-bearing risks are extremely high, sexual violence and exploitation is pervasive and forced or early marriage is not uncommon.
  June 13, 2013 - The Huffington Post
• Danish judge concerned over pressure at UN war crimes court
  A Danish judge has voiced concern over recent acquittals handed down by the UN war crimes tribunal set up to try major crimes committed during the violent disintegration of the former Yugoslavia.
  June 13, 2013 - Stars and Stripes

Quotes

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• Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in International Herald Tribune
  We believe democracy alone can save Pakistan from disintegration and a militant takeover,Bhutto told reporters in her Karachi home a day after her return from eight years in exile.
• President Bush in Guardian Unlimited
  Any further drawdown of US troops will be based on conditions in Iraq and the recommendations of our commanders,Bush said. "General Petraeus has warned that too fast a drawdown could result in the `disintegration of the Iraqi security...
• Joe Tacopina in Middle East Times
  We're in this vast contest between the forces of integration and the forces of disintegration, the positive and negative forces of our interdependence. And 'Stop the world, I want to get off,' is not an option. You can't stop it. you can't get off.... Bill Clinton http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFQgtnAfN-Gd8ODTfDdWrRjwwjDZg The Associated Press http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gkWvJAs3MD9eSqxEWbJ7qfwaWlTAD9GHNRM00&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFJxqN_BEynpYq-Ivhu0V8c95xsRw Jun 24, 2010 28532 37391 disinter Advances in forensic science have increased our desire to disinter ...... in order to solve outstanding mysteries," said Joseph Tacopina, a lawyer representing Houdini's grandnephew George Hardeen.