1. a machine or device that breaks something into small pieces or fragments
Usage: technical; industrial
2. something or someone that causes the breakdown or destruction of a system, organization, or relationship
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The industrial disintegrator reduced the plastic waste into fine particles for recycling.
• The scandal acted as a disintegrator of the company's reputation.
• A wood disintegrator is essential equipment in the paper manufacturing process.
• Conflict can be a disintegrator of family bonds if left unresolved.
• The disintegrator processed tons of construction debris daily.