dismantling

🇺🇸 /dɪsˈmæntlɪŋ/ 🇬🇧 /dɪsˈmæntlɪŋ/
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noun
R

Taking something apart into smaller pieces.

We need to start the dismantling of the old machine to make room for the new one.

R

Closing down or ending something in an organized way.

The dismantling of the old system will take time and careful planning.

translation

n. Taking something apart into smaller pieces.; Closing down or ending something in an organized way.

Word Forms

Plural dismantlings