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destruction

[ dih-struhk-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of destroying:

    wanton destruction of a town.

  2. the condition of being destroyed; demolition; annihilation.
  3. a cause or means of destroying.


destruction

/ ɪˈٰʌʃə /

noun

  1. the act of destroying or state of being destroyed; demolition
  2. a cause of ruin or means of destroying
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • ԴDzd·ٰܳtDz noun
  • d·ٰܳtDz noun
  • i··ٰܳtDz noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of destruction1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English (from Anglo-French ), from Latin ŧٰܳپō- (stem of ŧٰܳپō ), equivalent to ŧٰܳ(ܲ) (past participle of ŧٰܱ; destroy ) + -ō- -ion
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of destruction1

C14: from Latin ŧٰܳپō a pulling down; see destroy
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Synonym Study

See ruin.
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Example Sentences

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Despite widespread public fury at Yoon’s martial law declaration, his party has defended him, with some conservative lawmakers calling for the “destruction” of the Constitutional Court.

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To this day, the destruction of Israel remains one of its official goals.

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The documents also implicate Libyan agents in the destruction of a French airliner that crashed in the Sahara desert in 1989, killing another 170 people.

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She and other leaders are also facing questions about whether the city could have done more to lessen the destruction.

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In the case of measles, that means no mass destruction of the cells that hold the immune system’s memory.

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