destruction
/dɪˈstrʌkʃən/
noun
- The act or process of causing so much damage that something no longer exists or cannot be used.
- The army was accused of the deliberate destruction of historical monuments.
- The earthquake caused widespread destruction across the city.
- The forest fire led to the destruction of hundreds of homes.
- The state or fact of being destroyed; ruin.
- After the storm, the town lay in complete destruction.
- The invasion brought destruction to the entire region.
- The old building was in a state of near destruction before the renovation.
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