"Zersetzung" meaning in German

See Zersetzung in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sʊŋ] Audio: De-Zersetzung.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛt͡sʊŋ Etymology: zersetzen + -ung Etymology templates: {{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 incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -ung Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 7 87 6 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -ung: 13 75 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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          "_dis1": "0 0 100",
          "word": "Stoffzersetzung"
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          "word": "Zersetzungsmethode"
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