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Noun: destruction  di'strúk-shun
  1. The termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
    - devastation
     
  2. An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
    - demolition, wipeout
     
  3. A final state
    - end, death

Derived forms: destructions

See also: destroy

Type of: conclusion, ending, finish, state, termination

Encyclopedia: Destruction

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