dismantled
adj. B2 Upper Intermediate US //dɪsˈmænəɫd// UK //dɪsmˈɑːntəld// dis·man·tled
adj. taken apart piece by piece so that it no longer works or exists. You use this to describe a machine that was opened up or a system that was stopped.
adj. having been taken apart or deconstructed into individual components. Often used in a participial sense to describe the state of a mechanism or an organization after its structure has been removed.
The old engine lay dismantled on the garage floor.
After the factory closed, the heavy machinery was dismantled and sold to various international buyers.
The once-powerful political coalition was systematically dismantled by internal rivalries and a series of high-profile scandals that eroded public trust.
Usage
Often follows a linking verb like 'lie', 'remain', or 'be'.