"Zersetzung" meaning in German

See Zersetzung in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sʊŋ] Audio: De-Zersetzung.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -ɛt͡sʊŋ Etymology: zersetzen + -ung Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|zersetzen|-ung}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "-unga", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "-ung", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "-ung", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Zersetzung", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Zersetzung">, {{suf|de|zersetzen|ung}} zersetzen + -ung Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Zersetzung f (genitive Zersetzung, plural Zersetzungen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Zersetzung [genitive], Zersetzungen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Zersetzung [nominative, singular], Zersetzungen [definite, nominative, plural], Zersetzung [genitive, singular], Zersetzungen [definite, genitive, plural], Zersetzung [dative, singular], Zersetzungen [dative, definite, plural], Zersetzung [accusative, singular], Zersetzungen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. decomposition Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Zersetzung-de-noun-cXcEEmpU
  2. (figurative, Nazism) subversion, undermining Tags: Nazism, feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-Zersetzung-de-noun-kujJ-4KO Categories (other): Nazism, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -ung Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 13 76 11 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 6 88 6 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -ung: 14 74 12
  3. (figurative, East Germany) Zersetzung Tags: East, Germany, feminine, figuratively Hyponyms: Gewebezersetzung, Materialzersetzung, Stoffzersetzung, Wehrkraftzersetzung
    Sense id: en-Zersetzung-de-noun-hhbIs3bV Categories (other): DDR German Related terms: Zersetzungsdauer, Zersetzungserscheinung, Zersetzungsmethode, Zersetzungsopfer, Zersetzungsprodukt, Zersetzungspropaganda, Zersetzungsprozess, Zersetzungsspannung, Zersetzungsstrategie, Zersetzungstaktik, Zerlegung, Zerstörung

Inflected forms

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