destruction
/dɪstrˈʌkʃʌn/
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Definitions
Noun
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
Noun
an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
Noun
a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
More Specific Terms
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