destruction
The act of destroyingThe act of destroying.
» The world is on the verge of destruction.
Мир находится на грани уничтожения. — marafon
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of destroying.
The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon.
Zerstörung, Vernichtung
разруше́ниеrazrušénije, уничтоже́ниеuničtožénije
руйнува́нняrujnuvánnja, зни́щенняznýščennja
(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
(collective, countable, uncountable)A group of feral cats.
Examples
103 sentencesThe world is on the verge of destruction.
ruМир находится на грани уничтожения. — marafon
The world is on the brink of destruction.
ruМир находится на грани уничтожения. — marafon
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. — soweli_Elepanto
deDie Industrialisierung der Region muss sehr vorsichtig durchgeführt werden, um Umweltzerstörung zu vermeiden. — Tamy
Present-day Japan is going down the route to self destruction, isn't it?
Сучасна Японія - на шляху до самознищення, чи не так? — ChickenKiev
The typhoon left behind a trail of destruction.
Тайфун залишив після себе сліди руйнування. — ChickenKiev
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin dēstrucInherited from Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin dēstructiō, dēstructiōnem.
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Forms
plural: destructions| Singular | destruction |
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Synonyms
16 synonyms- the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists:devastation
- an event that completely destroys something:demolitionwipeout
- a final state:enddeath
Antonyms
7 antonymsWord family
21 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable