destruction
Pronunciation: /dɪsˈtɹʌkʃən/
The English word “destruction” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act of destroying.
- The results of a destructive event.
- A group of feral cats.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin dēstructiō, dēstructiōnem.
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More English words
- destructedness
- destructibility
- destructible
- destructibleness
- destruction permit
- destructional
- destructionism
- destructionist
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