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destruction

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).

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eradication

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

eradication (plural eradications)

  1. The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting; extirpation; utter destruction.
  2. The state of being plucked up by the roots.

Antonyms

  • radication

Related terms

  • eradicate

Translations

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