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destruction

UK
/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/
US
/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/

Translations

destructionnoun
destructions
pl
The hurricane left a trail of destruction in its path.
L'ouragan a laissé une trace de destruction sur son passage.
Additional translations
ruinePour l'état de dévastation ou de ruine; emploi fréquent au sens figuré.
ruineAu sens de perte ou de chute morale, financière ou sociale.
Synonyms
desolation
wreckage
obliteration
demolition
annihilation
ruin
devastation
eradication
dismantling
extermination
Antonyms
creation
building
construction
destructionadjective
UK
/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/
US
/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/
Used attributively before nouns to denote relation to destroying (e.g., "destruction derby").
destructeurEmploi attributif; pour « intended for destroying » ou « related to demolition ».
The military issued a destruction order for the abandoned bridge.
L'armée a émis un ordre destructeur pour le pont abandonné.
Synonyms
ravaging
desolating
demolishing
obliterative
annihilating
annihilative
catastrophic
devastating
ruinous
destructive

Definitions

destructionnoun
The act of destroying something; the process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.
The hurricane left a trail of destruction in its path.
The state of being destroyed; ruin.
The city was in a state of destruction after the war.
A cause of someone's ruin or downfall.
His obsession with gambling was his ultimate destruction.
destructionadjective
Used attributively before another noun: relating to or intended for destroying; concerned with demolition.
The military issued a destruction order for the abandoned bridge.
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