<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>disintegration;</li><li>disruption;</li><li>dispersal.</li><li>the ending of a personal, especially a romantic, relationship.</li><li>(in Alaska and Canada) the melting and loosening of ice in rivers and harbors during the early spring.</li><li>the first day on which such ice is soft or dispersed enough to permit ships to use the waterways.</li><li>Informal. an act or instance of being convulsed with laughter.</li><li>temporary distortion in a televised picture.</li></ul>