Anarchy, when more than temporary disorder, is a proposed disintegration of society, in which it is imagined that social order might exist without government.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

decay A mother must protect her child's teeth from decay.
dilapidation The building exhibits signs of dilapidation.
revolution He was one of the unsung heroes of the revolution.
separation The separation felt like a never-ending nightmare.
dissolution Tom and Mary announced the dissolution of their marriage.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
disintegration		falling
decay		falling
dilapidation		steady
revolution		falling
separation		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters: decay²
8 letters: abrasion³
10 letters: revolution⁴, resolution⁴, separation⁴, disruption³
11 letters: dissolution⁴
12 letters: annihilation⁵, dilapidation
13 letters: decomposition⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decay² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: désintégration
Italiano: decadimento
Español: desintegración
Deutsch: Zerfall