Hypernyms for "destruction"
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annihilation
decimation
demolishing
demolition
depredation
disaster
disintegration
eradication
extermination
holocaust
hooliganism
kill
laying waste
leveling
liquidation
malicious mischief
neutralisation
neutralization
obliteration
rack
ravage
razing
ruin
ruination
ruining
sabotage
self-destruction
spoliation
tearing down
vandalism
wrack
wrecking
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.