dismantlement

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noun

The act of dismantling; disassembly.

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Meanings

noundismantlement (countable and uncountable, plural dismantlements)

plural dismantlements

  1. countableuncountableThe act of dismantling; disassembly.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)

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dismantlingdisassembly
Broader
activity
Also see
disassemblydismantling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

* dismantle + -ment

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Translations

Arabic تَفْكِيك
  • تَفْكِيك (tafkīk)Translations
Catalan desmantellament
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French démantèlement, démontage
  • démantèlementTranslations
  • démontageTranslations
Italian smantellamento
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Māori whakahoronga
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Spanish desmantelamiento
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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