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dumpiness

noun

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as in disintegration

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  1. disintegration
  2. decay
  3. deterioration
Noun
  • Understandably, supporters may wonder if this disintegration should pose any lasting cause for concern.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Son of a partisan fighter The son of a World War Two partisan fighter killed in 1945, Mladic was an officer in the old communist Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) when Yugoslavia's disintegration began in 1991.
    — Ivana Sekularac, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of disintegration
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  • Turning from Howard Street, drivers could easily think Hamilton is just a squalid dead-end or a route to more decay.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
  • However, since a Higgs boson does not have a spin of its own, the two Z bosons formed during its decay cannot have any odd combinations of spins.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of decay
Noun
  • But the Treasury market’s rapid deterioration is now alarming those who previously downplayed the risks.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Banks, by comparison, may feel the pressure later, if prolonged high borrowing costs lead to deterioration among property or corporate borrowers, according to Leung.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of deterioration
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“Dumpiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumpiness. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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