dispersion

see definition of dispersion

noundispersal

Synonyms for dispersion

noun dispersal

diaspora

noun. the spreading out of a group of people

diffusion

noun. spread; wide distribution

dispersal

noun. distribution

dissipation

noun. disappearance

exile

noun. deportation from a place

Word Origin & History

late 14c., from Old French dispersion (13c.), from Latin dispersionem (nominative dispersio) "a scattering," noun of action from past participle stem of dispergere (see disperse).

Example Sentences for dispersion

Dispersion of the armament against Algiers by stress of weather.

His departure was the signal for the dispersion of the fleet.

Had a shell fallen on the table, the dispersion could not have been more instantaneous.

To continue his flight meant capture or dispersion of his forces.

They could not be as they are had no law regulated their creation and dispersion.

There was a Persian dispersion similar to that of the Israelites.

The young people of the family are gathering after the day's dispersion.

You are the strangers of the Dispersion, that you may be the messengers of the Evangelisation.

Moreover, in dispersion, and therefore in fire, it stands alone.

It took the form of dispersion for the sake of complete occupation.