destruction
English
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin dēstructiō, dēstructiōnem.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdestruction (countable and uncountable, plural destructions)
- 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.
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editTranslations
editact of destroying
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results of a destructive event
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editFrench
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French destrucion, borrowed from Latin dēstrūctiōnem.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdestruction f (plural destructions)
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editFurther reading
edit- “destruction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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