different between destruction vs detention

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).

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French détention, from Latin detentio, detentionem.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??t?n??n/

Noun

detention (countable and uncountable, plural detentions)

1. (uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
2. (countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished.
3. (civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.

Derived terms

• detention basin
• detention home

Related terms

• detain

Translations

Danish

Noun

detention c (singular definite detentionen, plural indefinite detentioner)

1. detention

Declension

Further reading

• “detention” in Den Danske Ordbog