destruction (n.)

  1. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

    [ Syn: devastation ]

  2. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

    [ Syn: demolition , wipeout ]

  3. a final state; he came to a bad end; the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end

    [ Syn: end , death ]

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