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disintegrator

disintegrator

1 8.4
Something that makes a group of people stop working together
  • noun
  • /dɪˈsɪntɪɡreɪtər/
translation icon : desintegrador
  • As a disintegrator of community trust, his actions fractured relationships that took years to build.

Examples

  • The company's disintegrator of old practices led to a more efficient workflow.

  • Many believe that the new policy is a disintegrator of community values.

  • The new policy acted as a disintegrator within the company, leading to confusion and conflict.

  • He was seen as a disintegrator because his actions divided the community.

  • Rumors can be a powerful disintegrator of trust among friends.

  • The disintegrator caused the organization to collapse.

  • The new leader acted as a disintegrator within the organization, causing divisions among the team.

Synonyms

ruiner
vsdisintegrator
3 7.9

A person or thing that destroys something

implies breaking up groups or structures rather than gradual decay
destructor
vsdisintegrator
1 7.4

A person or thing that causes a lot of damage to something

focuses on splitting structures or groups into pieces
demolisher
vsdisintegrator
1 6.8

A person or thing that beats others completely in a contest

is about causing group breakup rather than just defeating an opponent
derailer
vsdisintegrator
1 8.1

A person who interrupts and makes others lose focus in meetings or plans

breaks groups or makes them fall apart physically or socially
ruinator
vsdisintegrator
9.9

Someone or something that causes great damage

targets breaking apart organizations or groups rather than vague ruin

Antonyms

unifier
4 4.8

A person or thing that brings different people together

How Disruptive

destroyer
39 5.5
saboteur
20 8.3
disintegrator
1 8.4
disrupter
1 6.0
agitator
16 6.5
critic
563 3.0
dissenter
22 7.2

Surface Forms

disintegrator singular
disintegrators plural

Morphology

disintegrator = disintegrate (transparent) = dis + integr + ate + or

The suffix '-or' regularly forms an instrument or agent noun meaning 'something that disintegrates'.

Etymology

Disintegrator uses the parts dis- 'apart' and integrate 'make whole', the same idea behind integrity ('wholeness'). That makes the word easy to remember for a person or thing that causes a group or system to fall apart and lose its wholeness.