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Destruction meaning

What does “destruction” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“destruction” is a noun with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists.

destruction

noun

  1. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

    Synonymsdevastation

  2. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

    Synonymsdemolitionwipeout

  3. a final state

    “he came to a bad end”

    “the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end”

    Synonymsenddeath

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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