Dissolution - English meaning

noun

The fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.

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The cessation of hostilities

noun

The ending of a condition or the stopping of an activity

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[ c usually sing ] a cessation of violence

noun

The fact of something ending or stopping

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The company has now stopped trading and has announced the cessation of its business.

noun

The end or finish of an event, process, or text.

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The conclusion of world war two

noun

A decision made after a lot of consideration

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Dr. gille couldn’t reach any conclusions based on the symptoms i described., [ + that clause ] we c…

noun

A decision or judgment that is made after careful thought

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The findings and conclusions of the report are simply guidelines, not rulings., reach/come to/draw …

noun

Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.

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The journalist who wants to expose corruption in high places

noun

Dishonest or illegal behaviour involving a person in a position of power, for example, accepting money for doing something illegal or immoral

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He was a member of the team looking into allegations of corruption in the local government building…

noun

Illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power

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Expose corruption the film is about a young police officer and his struggle to expose corruption in…

noun

Excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs.

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A long weekend at the seaside means drinking, drugging & general debauchery, yes?

noun

Bad sexual behaviour, drinking too much alcohol, taking drugs, etc.

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A life of debauchery

noun

Moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.

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He denounced western decadence

noun

A state of low standards in a society; social decay

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The us was widely condemned as a decadent society.

noun

Low moral standards and behaviour

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Western decadence

noun

The state or quality of being degenerate.

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The degeneracy of later roman work

noun

Behaviour that shows very low moral standards

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He wrote about the moral degeneracy that accompanies the accumulation of wealth.

noun

Moral corruption; wickedness.

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A tale of depravity hard to credit

noun

The state of being morally bad, or an action that is morally bad

verb

(with reference to an organized group) break up or cause to break up.

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The unit was scheduled to disband

verb

Present participle of disband

Usage examples:

She formed a political group which disbanded a year later.

verb

To stop being a group

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She formed a political group which disbanded a year later.

noun

The action of ceasing to do or provide something, especially something that has been provided on a regular basis.

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The discontinuation of the product was a surprise to many

noun

The act of stopping doing or providing something

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He favoured the discontinuation of laboratory studies of dolphins., with success in eradicating sma…

noun

The action of removing a church or similar organized group from its official position, and no longer officially supporting it

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He supported the disestablishment of the church of england., many members of the church favour dise…

noun

The action or process of distributing or spreading things or people over a wide area.

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Dispersal of pollen by the wind

noun

The action of spreading across or moving away over a large area, or of making people or things do this

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We have seen the violent dispersal of crowds of protesters., the seeds are adapted to dispersal by …

noun

Overindulgence in sensual pleasures; dissipated living.

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A descent into drunkenness and sexual dissipation

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The process of gradually disappearing

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He sees a growing dissipation of our cultural values., scientists say the dissipation of the el niñ…

noun

Loss of energy, for example when something cools down

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The energy balance reveals a continuous dissipation of energy., the wavy edge to the discs is claim…

noun

A way of living that people strongly disapprove of because it is morally bad

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She thanked him lovingly for having put a stop to the dissoluteness of her life., great dissolutene…

noun

The breaking up of something such as a federation.

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His rejection of disunion was consistent with his nationalism

noun

A situation in which people disagree so much that they can no longer work or exist together in an effective way

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Differences in language can sometimes cause disunion between countries., the team succeeded in prod…

noun

The action or state of separating

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The argument in favour of disunion was not presented honestly., for the uk, disunion from scotland …

noun

A final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.

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The end of the year

verb

Come or bring to a final point; finish.

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When the war ended, policy changed

suffix

Denoting a person or thing to be treated in a specified way.

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Dividend

noun

An end or final part of something.

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The ending of the cold war

verb

Come or bring to a final point; finish.

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When the war ended, policy changed

noun

The last part of a process, esp. the way in which something stops existing

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The movie’s ending is so romantic!, to make “dog” plural, you add the ending “-s.”

noun

An amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.

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Are you suffering from an excess of stress in your life?

adjective

Exceeding a prescribed or desirable amount.

Usage examples:

Trim any excess fat off the meat

noun

An amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable

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They both eat to excess (= a lot more than they need)., the company’s losses are in excess of (= mo…

verb

Bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete.

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They were straining to finish the job

noun

An end or final part or stage of something.

Usage examples:

A bowl of raspberries was the perfect finish to the meal

verb

To come to an end

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[ i ] the meeting should finish at four o’clock., [ t ] if you’ll let me finish my sentence, i’ll e…

noun

The quality of being excessive and lacking in restraint; overindulgence.

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He paid a high price for his immoderation

noun

The state or quality of being immoral; wickedness.

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He believed his father had been punished by god for his immorality

noun

Lack of moderation or restraint.

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His occasional intemperance of tone

noun

Reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources.

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His financial prudence corrected the profligacies of nero

noun

The act of spending money or using something in a way that wastes it and is not wise

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The profligacy of the west shocked him., years of fiscal profligacy have left the country deeply in…

noun

The act of allowing yourself to have or do anything that you enjoy

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Rarely have i seen two people work together so effortlessly and with so little self-indulgence., wh…

noun

The action or state of moving or being moved apart.

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The damage that might arise from the separation of parents and children

noun

Behaviour that is against the rules of a religion or morally wrong

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He becomes obsessed with his parents' apparent sinfulness., she regrets her life of sinfulness and …

noun

The action of suspending someone or something or the condition of being suspended.

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The suspension of military action

noun

The act of hanging something from above so it moves freely

noun

The action of terminating something or the fact of being terminated.

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The termination of a contract

noun

The act of ending something, or the end of something

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Executive directors are entitled to 12 months' notice of termination of their contracts., all benef…

noun

Immoral or wicked behaviour.

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An open sewer of vice and crime

preposition

As a substitute for.

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The letter was drafted by david hunt, vice bevin who was ill

noun

A metal tool with movable jaws which are used to hold an object firmly in place while work is done on it, typically attached to a workbench.

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Hold the rail in the vice

noun

The character of being uncultivated, undomesticated, or inhospitable.

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The wildness and beauty of the scottish hills

noun

The quality of being uncontrolled, violent, or extreme

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They are no longer able to claim the wildness of youth as any excuse for their behaviour., there wa…