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1. (n.) destruction
the act of destroying.
2. destruction
the condition of being destroyed.
3. destruction
a cause or means of destroying.
Etymology: (1275–1325; < L dēstructiō, der. (with -tiō -tion ) of dēstruere to destroy)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) destruction, devastation
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
2. (noun) destruction, demolition, wipeout
an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
3. (noun) end, destruction, death
a final state
"he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
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1. (noun) destruction
the process of damaging or harming
the destruction of the rain forests
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) destruction
the act of destroying; a tearing down; a bringing to naught; subversion; demolition; ruin; slaying; devastation
2. (noun) destruction
the state of being destroyed, demolished, ruined, slain, or devastated
3. (noun) destruction
a destroying agency; a cause of ruin or of devastation; a destroyer
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Sense: the act or process of destroying or being destroyed
the destruction of the city.
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 Afrikaans: vernieling, verwoesting |
 Arabic: تَدْمير |
 Bulgarian: разрушаване |
 Brazilian: destruição |
 Czech: ničení, zkáza |
 German: die Zerstörung |
 Danish: ødelæggelse |
 Greek: καταστροφή |
 Spanish: destrucción |
 Estonian: hävitamine |
 Farsi: تخریب؛ انهدام |
 Finnish: tuhoutuminen |
 French: destruction |
 Hebrew: הֶרֶס |
 Hindi: तोड़-फोड़ |
 Croatian: uništavanje, razaranje |
 Hungarian: (le)rombolás |
 Indonesian: penghancuran |
 Icelandic: eyðilegging |
 Italian: distruzione |
 Japanese: 破壊 |
 Korean: 파괴 |
 Lithuanian: griovimas, naikinimas |
 Latvian: iznīcināšana; sagraušana |
 Malay: kehancuran |
 Dutch: vernieling |
 Norwegian: ødeleggelse, tilintetgjør |
 Polish: zniszczenie |
 Persian: تخریب؛ انهدام |
 Pashto: ويجاړتوب، ورانى، خرابى، ت |
 Portuguese: destruição |
 Romanian: distrugere, nimicire |
 Russian: уничтожение |
 Slovak: skaza |
 Slovenian: uničevanje |
 Serbian: razaranje |
 Swedish: förstörande |
 Thai: การทำลาย |
 Turkish: yok etme, tahrip etme |
 Taiwanese: 毀滅 |
 Ukrainian: руйнування, знищення |
 Urdu: انہدام |
 Vietnamese: sự tàn phá |
 Chinese: 毁灭 |
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