dismantlementn.
The act or process of dismantling.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [noun] > unserviceableness > something unfit for use > action of rendering
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1870 Daily News 22 Dec. The fortifications on the horse~shoe enceinte..are now also undergoing a vigorous process of dismantlement.
1876 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets 2nd Ser. ix. 332 Then came the dismantlement of Athens by Lysander.
1882 Standard 14 July The ultimatum then gave the choice of dismantlement or bombardment.
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