destruction
English
Etymology
From Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin dēstructiō, dēstructiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
destruction (countable and uncountable, plural destructions)
- The act of destroying.
- The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon.
- The results of a destructive event.
- Amid the seemingly endless destruction, a single flower bloomed.
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Translations
act of destroying
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results of a destructive event
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French
Etymology
From Old French destrucion, borrowed from Latin dēstrūctiō, dēstrūctiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
destruction f (plural destructions)
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Further reading
- “destruction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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