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Pronounced //dɪsˈtɹʌkʃən//.

Destruction

Common synonyms include: demolition, devastation, abolition, abomination, abscission, affliction.

/dɪsˈtɹʌkʃən/ noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Noun

1
The act of destroying. countable, uncountable
"The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon."
2
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists wordnet
3
The results of a destructive event. countable, uncountable
"Amid the seemingly endless destruction, a single flower bloomed."
4
an event that completely destroys something wordnet
5
A group of feral cats. collective, countable, uncountable
"A group of wild cats is called a destruction."

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"The destruction of the environment is appalling."

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