The most perceptive reports describe not so much a civil war as a complete social disintegration.
To tell him now could cause a complete disintegration.
This situation developed into a threat of complete disintegration.
Reitsch describes it as a pathetic thing, the picture of a man's complete disintegration.
Though the details of the war in the latter book are different, its outcome is essentially the same - a complete disintegration of civilization.
Even slight enemy offensive action may cause complete disintegration.
Malmetal doors had to roll aside very quickly or face complete disintegration.
It struck me that his personality could be on the verge of complete disintegration.
However, he believed that if he ordered a retreat, it would mean the complete disintegration of his army.
The explosion following the impact resulted in the aircraft's complete disintegration.