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destruction
[ dih-struhk-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of destroying:
wanton destruction of a town.
- the condition of being destroyed; demolition; annihilation.
- a cause or means of destroying.
destruction
/ dɪˈstrʌkʃən /
noun
- the act of destroying or state of being destroyed; demolition
- a cause of ruin or means of destroying
Other Words From
- nonde·struction noun
- prede·struction noun
- semi·de·struction noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of destruction1
Word History and Origins
Origin of destruction1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The committee report also accused Richardson of obstructing the committee investigation “through the alteration or destruction of evidence” and “the deliberate failure to produce documents.”
Now it is the Sardinians who are gobsmacked by the Roman obsession with wind power and its possible destruction of their island.
The research team evaluated historical sightings, survey efforts, and known threats, including climate change and habitat destruction.
She lays so much of it out in terms of that internal experience and the chaos and the destruction.
The suburban sprawl and landscape destruction that helped fuel the fires around Athens apply in Southern California too.
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