demerger

D2E1M3E1R1G2E1R1

noun

A partial or complete reversal of a previous merger.

Similar
breakupdemerge
OriginEnglish merger ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
UncommonScrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundemerger (plural demergers)

plural demergers

  1. A partial or complete reversal of a previous merger.

    Synonyms: breakup

  2. The disposal of subsidiaries or divisions of a company.
verbdemerger (third-person singular simple present demergers, present participle demergering, simple past and past participle demergered)

present singular third person demergers · participle present demergering · participle past demergered · past demergered

  1. Synonym of demerge (“to reverse a business merger”).

    Synonyms: demerge

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA partial or complete reversal of a previous merger.

Similar
breakup

verbSynonym of demerge (“to reverse a business merger”).

Similar
demerge

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishmerger
  8. Englishdemerger

From de- + merger.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

demerger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demerger

MLA

“demerger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demerger. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demerger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demerger.

Source: demerger on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.