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destruction
Destruction is defined as the tearing down or dismantling or killing of something.
(noun)- An example of destruction is the effect of a bomb on a target.
- An example of destruction is many deaths resulting from a highly-infectious illness.
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See destruction in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- the act or process of destroying; demolition or slaughter
- the fact or state of being destroyed
- the cause or means of destroying
Origin: ME destruccioun < OFr destruction < L destructio < destructus, pp. of destruere: see destroy
See destruction in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. The act of destroying.b. The condition of having been destroyed.
- The cause or means of destroying: weapons that could prove to be the destruction of humankind.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin dēstrūctiō, dēstrūctiōn-
Origin: , from dēstrūctus
Origin: , past participle of dēstruere, to destroy; see destroy
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