Destruction - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈstrʌkʃn|  American pronunciation of the word destruction
Brit.  |dɪˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word destruction

noun

- the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists (syn: devastation)
- an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something (syn: demolition, wipeout)
- a final state (syn: death, end)

Extra examples

War results in death and widespread destruction.

We are trying to save the building from destruction.

The deplorable mistake was likely to be the destruction of the whole family.

The floods brought death and destruction to the area.

Indiana tornado deals death and destruction.

...malaria is characterized by episodic attacks of chills and fever that coincide with mass destruction of blood cells...

...if the two countries keep up their arms race, the inevitable finis to their rivalry will be their mutual destruction...

The battlefield was a hellish scene of death and destruction.

...retaliated his neighbor's malicious destruction of his flower garden by cutting down the man's prize apple tree...

The fire was a vengeful act of destruction.

Vandals were guilty of the wanton destruction of the school property.

Such complete destruction and devastation of the country would collapse the government.

We shall requite these wrongs with fire and destruction.

It strained credulity to believe that a nuclear war would not lead to the destruction of the planet.

The death and destruction were beyond description.

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