different between destruction vs extermination

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

From Middle French extermination, from Latin exterminatio

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

extermination (countable and uncountable, plural exterminations)

1. The act of exterminating; total destruction or eradication

   the total extermination of a people

   extermination of error or vice

   extermination of weeds from a field

2. Elimination.

Synonyms

• (total destruction): excision

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin extermin?ti?. Synchronically analysable as exterminer +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.st??.mi.na.sj??/

Noun

extermination f (plural exterminations)

1. extermination

Derived terms

• camp d'extermination

Further reading

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