DISMANTLEMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Example:

Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons

Synonyms:

disassembly; dismantlement; dismantling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("dismantlement" is a kind of...):

activity (any specific behavior)

Derivation:

dismantle (take apart into its constituent pieces)