disintegrative

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Asymmetrical attacks become more frequent as the disintegrative phase progresses, and become the defining feature during an “age of discord.”

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2019

When an individual encounters environmental stressors, this frictional stress can cause a personality to experience disintegrative forces that can cause angst.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2017

Gina, now 24, was diagnosed 20 years ago with childhood disintegrative disorder, or CDD.

From Slate • Jul. 8, 2016

ASD now encompasses autism as known previously, Asperger's disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder which has not been specified.

From BBC • May 19, 2013

Europeans have carried the burdens of western civilization and inherited its disintegrative consequences for so long a period that the fate of western civilization and the fate of present day Europe are closely interwoven.

From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Nearing, Scott