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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Other Word Forms of Destruction

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

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