destruction.
The act of destroying.
Meaning & usage
The act of destroying.
The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon.
The results of a destructive event.
Amid the seemingly endless destruction, a single flower bloomed.
A group of feral cats.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin dēstructiō, dēstructiōnem.
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