Destruction

//dɪsˈtɹʌkʃən// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

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

Synonyms

All synonyms
demolitiondemolitiondevastationenderadicationextinction

Example

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"The destruction of the environment is appalling."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

creative destructiondemand destructiondestruction permitmass destructionmutual assured destructionmutually assured destructionweapon of mass destruction

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