• (n.) The separation of an aggregate body into its component parts.
1. A breaking up into component parts. ... 2. An inability to coordinate various sensations and failure to comprehend their mutual relations. ... Origin: L. Dis-, separating, + ag-grego (adg-), pp. -gregatus, to add to something ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Dis·ag`gre·ga'tion noun [ Confer French désagrégation .] The separation of an aggregate body into its component parts. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: dis′ag-rĕ-gā′shŭn Definitions: 1. A breaking up into component parts. 2. An inability to coordinate various sensations and failure to comprehend their mutual relations.