Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of destroying.

    The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon.

    Zerstörung, Vernichtung

    разруше́ниеrazrušénije, уничтоже́ниеuničtožénije

    руйнува́нняrujnuvánnja, зни́щенняznýščennja

  2. (countable, uncountable)The results of a destructive event.

    Amid the seemingly endless destruction, a single flower bloomed.

    Zerstörung

    разруше́нияrazrušénija

    руйнува́нняrujnuvánnja

    an event that completely destroys something

  3. (collective, countable, uncountable)A group of feral cats.

Examples

103 sentences
  1. The world is on the verge of destruction.

    ruМир находится на грани уничтожения.

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  2. The world is on the brink of destruction.

    ruМир находится на грани уничтожения.

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  3. Industrialization of the region must be carried out very carefully to avoid environmental destruction.

    ruИндустриализацию региона нужно проводить очень осторожно, во избежание разрушения окружающей среды.

    deDie Industrialisierung der Region muss sehr vorsichtig durchgeführt werden, um Umweltzerstörung zu vermeiden.

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  4. Present-day Japan is going down the route to self destruction, isn't it?

    Сучасна Японія - на шляху до самознищення, чи не так?

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  5. The typhoon left behind a trail of destruction.

    Тайфун залишив після себе сліди руйнування.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act of destroying:
Русский
By meaning 2
act of destroying:
results of a destructive event:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of destroying:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin dēstruc

Inherited from Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin dēstructiō, dēstructiōnem.

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