disintegrity

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noun

A lack or loss of integrity or cohesion.

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Meanings

noundisintegrity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA lack or loss of integrity or cohesion.

    Common symptoms of ecosystem disintegrity include the loss of self-regulatory functions (e.g. impaired nutrient recycling and productivity) and dramatic shifts in biotic community structure from dominance by relatively large, long-lived native species to dominance by smaller, short-lived exotics.

    2012, Daniel H. McKenzie, Ecological Indicators, page 124

Origin

From dis- + integrity.

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APA

disintegrity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disintegrity

MLA

“disintegrity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disintegrity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disintegrity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disintegrity.

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