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- pronunciation:
- dih
struhk
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- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
Destruction is the act of damaging something completely. If you see workers knock down a building, you see the destruction of that building.
The destruction of his sandcastle by a big wave made the little boy cry.- synonyms:
- ruin
- antonyms:
- creation
- similar words:
- abolition, kill
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| definition 2: |
Destruction is the ways things are after there has been terrible damage. The result of a large fire or earthquake is destruction.
The tornado caused terrible destruction in the area.
- synonyms:
- ruin, waste
- similar words:
- abolition, damage, death, harm
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| related words: |
waste |
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