Dismantling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

tear down so as to make flat with the ground

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈuːəli/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsmˈantəlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsmˈantəlɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈuːəli/.

Examples

Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons
The building was levelled
strip a wall of its wallpaper

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pull down break up level disassemble dismantlement take apart break apart tear down strip dismantle disassembly raze take down rase

Antonyms

raise assemble assembly

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery) “Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons”
verb	tear down so as to make flat with the ground “The building was levelled”
verb	take apart into its constituent pieces
verb	take off or remove “strip a wall of its wallpaper”

Word Forms

dismantle	verb	take apart into its constituent pieces
level	noun	a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line
razing	noun	the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
dismantlement	noun	the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
dismantling	noun	the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
stripper	noun	a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish
stripping	noun	the removal of covering

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abbau

der Vorgang, etwas auseinanderzunehmen (als Teil einer Maschine)

🇫🇷French

démantèlement

l'acte de démonter quelque chose (comme une pièce de machine)

🇪🇸Spanish

desmantelamiento

el acto de desarmar algo (como una pieza de maquinaria)

🇮🇹Italian

smantellamento

l'atto di smontare qualcosa (come un pezzo di macchina)

🇳🇱Dutch

demontage

de handeling waarbij iets uit elkaar wordt gehaald (als een machineonderdeel)

🇵🇹Portuguese

desmontagem

o ato de desmontar algo (como uma peça de maquinaria)

🇷🇺Russian

демонтаж

акт разборки чего-либо (как части механизма)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ध्वस्त

किसी चीज़ को अलग करने की क्रिया (मशीनरी के एक टुकड़े के रूप में)

🇮🇳Tamil

கலைத்தல்

எதையாவது பிரித்து எடுக்கும் செயல் (இயந்திரத்தின் ஒரு பகுதியாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

కూల్చివేయడం

దేనినైనా వేరుగా తీసుకునే చర్య (యంత్రాల ముక్కగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

तोडणे

काहीतरी वेगळे घेण्याची कृती (यंत्राचा तुकडा म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિખેરી નાખવું

કંઈક અલગ લેવાની ક્રિયા (મશીનરીના ટુકડા તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಿತ್ತುಹಾಕುವುದು

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹೊರತುಪಡಿಸಿ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಯಂತ್ರದ ತುಣುಕಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊളിക്കുന്നു

എന്തെങ്കിലും വേർപെടുത്തുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം (യന്ത്രങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു കഷണമായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਤਮ ਕਰਨਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਵੱਖ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ (ਮਸ਼ੀਨਰੀ ਦੇ ਟੁਕੜੇ ਵਜੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ختم کرنا

کسی چیز کو الگ کرنے کا عمل (مشینری کے ٹکڑے کے طور پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拆解

拆开某物（如一台机器）的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

解体

何かを（機械の一部として）分解する行為

🇰🇷Korean

해체

(기계의 일부로서) 무언가를 분해하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tháo dỡ

hành động tháo rời một cái gì đó (như một bộ phận của máy móc)

🇹🇭Thai

รื้อ

การแยกบางสิ่งออกจากกัน (เป็นชิ้นส่วนของเครื่องจักร)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembongkaran

tindakan mengambil sesuatu yang terpisah (sebagai bagian dari mesin)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtatanggal-tanggal

ang pagkilos ng paghihiwalay ng isang bagay (bilang isang piraso ng makinarya)

🇲🇾Malay

merungkai

tindakan memisahkan sesuatu (sebagai sekeping jentera)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفكيك

فعل تفكيك شيء ما (كقطعة من الآلات)

🇮🇷Persian

برچیدن

عمل جدا کردن چیزی (به عنوان یک قطعه ماشین)

🇹🇷Turkish

sökme

bir şeyi parçalara ayırma eylemi (bir makine parçası olarak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתפָּרְקוּת

הפעולה של פירוק של משהו (כמו חתיכת מכונות)

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The primary meaning of 'dismantling' is 'the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)'.

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