1. Separation into component parts
   "The dissolution of the empire led to the formation of several independent states";
   - disintegration
    
2. The process of going into solution
   "the dissolution of salt in water";
   - dissolving
    
3. The termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)
   "The dissolution of their marriage was finalized last month";
   - breakup
    
4. The termination of a meeting
   "The sudden dissolution of the assembly left many issues unresolved";
   - adjournment
    
5. Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
   "The dissolution of morals in the city alarmed conservative residents";
   - profligacy, dissipation, licentiousness, looseness
    
6. Formal ending of an organization or institution
   "The dissolution of Parliament led to new elections"

Derived forms: dissolutions

Type of: action, activity, conclusion, ending, intemperance, intemperateness, liquefaction, natural action, natural process, self-indulgence, termination

Encyclopedia: Dissolution