Destruction | Mean of destruction in English Dictionary
/dɪˈstrʌkʃən/
- Noun
- the act or process of damaging something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired
- a scene of destruction
- War results in death and widespread destruction.
- We are trying to save the building from destruction.
- weapons of mass destruction [=weapons that can destroy entire buildings, cities, etc.]
- His phenomenal success carried within it the seeds of its own destruction. [=the thing that made him successful eventually caused him to fail]
- the destruction of documents/evidence
- The storm caused the destruction of many homes.