scattering 4
noundomain: event
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
spreading widely or driving off
Synonyms
- dispersion 1
spreading widely or driving off
Hypernym
spread 1
noun
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
EnglishDerivationally related form
scatter 1
verb
to cause to separate and go in different directions
Hyponym
Diaspora 2
noun
the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time
dissipation 1
noun
breaking up and scattering by dispersion
