Destruction Definition

dĭ-strŭkshən
noun
The act or process of destroying; demolition or slaughter.
Webster's New World
The fact or state of being destroyed.
Webster's New World
The cause or means of destroying.
Webster's New World

The results of a destructive event.

Amid the seemingly endless destruction, a single flower bloomed.
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Noun

Singular:
destruction
Plural:
destructions

Origin of Destruction

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin dēstrūctiō dēstrūctiōn- from dēstrūctus past participle of dēstruere to destroy destroy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English, from Old French destrucion, from Latin dēstructio.

    From Wiktionary

Destruction Sentence Examples

  • The destruction continued for miles without end, as far as she could see.

  • Certain destruction lay behind the French but in front there was hope.

  • He squatted beside her, unaffected by the destruction around him.

  • The cause of the destruction of the French army in 1812 is clear to us now.

  • His whole life on the brink of destruction if it were recognized what he was doing.

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Words Starting With

DDEDES

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With D and Ending With N

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With D11 Letter Words Ending With N