different between condemnation vs destruction

English

Etymology

From Middle English condempnacioun, from Latin condemn?ti?, condemn?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?nd?m?ne???n/, /?k?nd?m?ne???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?nd?m?ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

condemnation (countable and uncountable, plural condemnations)

1. The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.

   Synonyms: censure, blame, disapprobation

   Antonym: praise

2. The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.

   Antonym: acquittal

3. The state of being condemned.
4. The ground or reason of condemning.

   Antonyms: acquittal, justification

5. The process by which a public entity exercises its powers of eminent domain.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin d?structi?, d?structi?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?s?t??k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

destruction (countable and uncountable, plural destructions)

1. The act of destroying.

   The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon.

2. The results of a destructive event.

   Amid the seemingly endless destruction, a single flower bloomed.

Antonyms

• construction

Hyponyms

• self-destruction

Related terms

Translations

See also

• devastation

Anagrams

• introducest

French

Etymology

From Old French destrucion, borrowed from Latin destructio, destructionem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?s.t?yk.sj??/

Noun

destruction f (plural destructions)

1. destruction

Derived terms

• arme de destruction massive

Related terms

• détruire

Further reading

• “destruction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).