disaggregated

IPA/dɪˈsæɡ.rɪ.ɡeɪt/
IPA/dɪˈsæɡ.rə.ɡeɪt/

disaggregated — verb

  • disaggregatedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • disaggregateds3rd person singular
  • disaggregateding-ing form
  • disaggregatededpast simple

1. to separate a large set of information, figures, or statistics into smaller cate

1.verbtransitiveC1
Definition

to separate a large set of information, figures, or statistics into smaller categories or parts, so that each part can be studied or looked at more carefully.

Example

Justin disaggregated the customer feedback by age group to identify generational trends.

disaggregate [data] by [criterion]

When the quarterly sales figures were disaggregated by region, the manager saw which markets needed more support.

passive: be disaggregated by [criterion]

Common collocations
  • disaggregated data
  • disaggregated statistics
  • disaggregate by age/gender/region
  • disaggregate into categories/components
Synonyms
  • separate

    more general; can refer to physical objects or abstract items

  • break down

    less formal; common in everyday business and technical contexts

  • split

    emphasises dividing into roughly equal groups; less precise than disaggregate

  • disassemble

    used for physical machines or devices, not data

Antonyms
  • aggregate

    to combine separate items into a single total or group

  • consolidate

    to join multiple items into one stronger or more unified whole

Grammar Patterns

disaggregate + noun phrase + (into + noun phrase)

Usage Note

Often used in academic writing, economics, and policy reports. The object is usually a collective noun such as data, figures, statistics, results, or information.

Common Mistakes

The manager disaggregated the office chairs into three piles.
The manager sorted the office chairs into three piles.
disaggregate is used for information or data, not physical objects.
She disaggregated the document from the file.
She removed the document from the file.
disaggregate means to break into components, not to detach one item from a group.

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: verb/1

Separate is the broadest word and works in almost any context — you can separate papers, ideas, groups, or data. Break down is more informal and suggests a step-by-step process; an accountant might break down a company's expenses, while a researcher disaggregates data in a formal report. Split often implies an equal or roughly equal division and is less precise: splitting a dataset into two halves is not the same as disaggregating it by demographic variables. Disassemble applies to physical objects like machines or furniture and would sound odd with data. For example, 'the economist disaggregated the income figures by education level' would be natural, but 'the mechanic disaggregated the engine' would not — use disassemble instead.

separate ↗break down ↗split ↗disassemble ↗

Common collocations

Nouns

Adverbs

Phrases

  • by age group
  • by income level
  • into categories
  • into components
  • by region

Prepositions

Etymology

LatinEnglish

Disaggregated is formed by adding the negative prefix dis- to aggregated, which comes from Latin aggregatus ('added to a flock or group'). The Latin verb aggregare combined ad- ('to, towards') with grex, greg- ('a flock, herd'). The original sense was 'to bring together into a group', so disaggregate reverses that action — to take a group apart into its individual pieces.

First known use

1811

1811, in the meaning defined at transitive sense