destruction
noun
- An action that destroys something
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪsˈtɹʌkʃən/ / [dɪsˈtɹ̝̊ʷʌkʃən] ~ [dɪsˈtɹ̝̊ʷʌkʃn̩] / [dɪsˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷʌkʃən] ~ [dɪsˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷʌkʃn̩]
noun
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin dēstructiō, dēstructiōnem.
- The act of destroying.
“The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon.”
“It may be that a free society as we have known it carries in itself the forces of its own destruction, that once freedom has been achieved it is taken for granted and ceases to be valued, and that the free growth of ideas which is the essence of a free society will bring about the destruction of the foundations on which it depends.”
- The results of a destructive event.
“Amid the seemingly endless destruction, a single flower bloomed.”
“If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide.”
- A group of feral cats.
“A group of wild cats is called a destruction.”