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Destruction

//dɪsˈtɹʌkʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of destroying. countable, uncountable

    "The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon."

  2. 2
    the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists wordnet
  3. 3
    The results of a destructive event. countable, uncountable

    "Amid the seemingly endless destruction, a single flower bloomed."

  4. 4
    an event that completely destroys something wordnet
  5. 5
    A group of feral cats. collective, countable, uncountable

    "A group of wild cats is called a destruction."

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  1. 6
    a final state wordnet

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin dēstructiō, dēstructiōnem.

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