de|struc|tion

de|struc|tion
de|struc|tion «dih STRUHK shuhn», noun.
1. the act of destroying: »

A bulldozer was used in the destruction of the old barn.

2. the state of being destroyed; ruin: »

The storm left destruction behind it. The great fire caused the city's destruction.

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under ruin. (Cf.ruin)
3. a thing that destroys; cause or means of destroying: »

The destruction of the poor is their poverty (Proverbs 10:15).

[< Latin dēstrūctiō, -ōnis < dēstruere; see etym. under destroy (Cf.destroy)]

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