destruction

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Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of destroying.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The results of a destructive event.
  3. (collective, countable, uncountable) A group of feral cats.

Synonyms

ruin
B1
annihilation
C2
devastation
C2
loss
B1
demolition
C2
extermination
20k
damage
B1
death
A1
💀
end
A1
🔚
decay
C2
killing
A2
disaster
B2
extinction
C2
wreck
B2
havoc
C2
collapse
C1
eradication
47k
dissolution
32k
fall
A2
desolation
29k
destroying
B2
calamity
C2
slaughter
C1
perdition
39k
catastrophe
C1
injury
B2
elimination
C1
ravage
36k
downfall
C2
waste
B1
extirpation
abolition
36k
doom
C1
failure
B2
disappearance
C1
misfortune
C1
smashing
C1
suppression
25k
decline
C1
break
A1
extinguishment
pulling down
rack
C1
destroy
B1
perishing
49k
ruination
48k
massacre
C1
murder
A2
broken
A2
kill
A1
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Translations

destruction
Zerstörung
distruzione
Vernichtung
destrucción
destruição

καταστροφή

vernietiging
ondergang
annientamento
destrucció
Untergang
demolizione
annihilation
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪsˈtɹʌkʃən/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
destruccioun
In summary

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

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