dismantling

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noun

The act by which something is dismantled.

Similar
dismantlementdisassembly
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of dismantle
noundismantling (plural dismantlings)

plural dismantlings

  1. The act by which something is dismantled.

    The three occupation powers had complete discretion over dismantlings, however.

    2004, Detlef Junker, Philipp Gassert, Wilfried Mausbach, The United States and Germany in the Era of the Cold War

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
dismantlementdisassembly
Broader
activity
Also see
disassemblydismantlement

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Russian демонта́ж
  • демонта́ж (demontáž)Translations
Swedish nedmontering
  • nedmonteringTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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