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   destruction

   /dɪˈstrʌkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired: "the destruction of the rainforest" Similar demolitionknocking downpulling downtearing downlevellingrazing (to the ground)fellingdismantlingbreaking upwreckingruinationsmashingshatteringblastingblowing updynamitingbombingcarpet bombingtorpedoingspoliationdevastationspoilingruinationwreckingblightingmarringdisfigurementimpairmentdefacingscarringinjuryharmlaying wastedesolationravagingliterary:wasting
   • ▪ the action or process of killing or being killed: "the wanton destruction of human life" Similar annihilationwiping outobliterationeliminationeradicationliquidationextinctionfinishing offrooting outextirpationkillingslaughterslaughteringmassacremassacringbutcherybutcheringexterminationdecimationinformal:taking outrubbing outsnuffing outzappingwasting
   • ▪ a cause of someone's ruin: "gambling was his destruction"
   • 2. a group of wild cats. rare

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin destructio(n-), from the verb destruere (see destroy).

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   DESTRUCTION definition: 1. the act of destroying something, or the fact of being destroyed: 2. the act of destroying…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of DESTRUCTION is the state or fact of being destroyed : ruin. How to use destruction in a sentence.

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   DESTRUCTION meaning: 1. the act of destroying something, or the fact of being destroyed: 2. the act of destroying…. Learn more.

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   Destruction definition: the act of destroying. See examples of DESTRUCTION used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDESTRUCTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed. ...an international agreement aimed at halting the destruction of the ozone layer. ...weapons of mass destruction.

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   Destruction is damage so bad, things must be replaced, not fixed. Tornadoes often leave a trail of destruction, damaging neighborhoods and knocking down houses. The Latin word destructionem, "a pulling down," is the root of destruction.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › destructionDestruction - definition of destruction by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. The act or process of destroying: The destruction of the house was completed in two days. b. The condition of having been destroyed: Destruction from the tornado was extensive. 2. The cause or means of destroying: weapons that could prove to be the destruction of humankind.