n.
1.separating something into fine particles
2.the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships
3.(computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk
4.the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes
Idiom of the Day
run the gauntlet
to face a hard test or painful experience
I had to run the gauntlet of many interviews before I got the job.