Destruction - English meaning

dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən

Destruction – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.
Usage examples:
The destruction of the rainforest
Synonims:
DemolitionKnocking downPulling downTearing downLevellingRazing (to the ground)FellingDismantlingBreaking upWreckingRuinationSmashingShatteringBlastingBlowing upDynamitingBombi
noun
A group of wild cats.
Usage examples:
He'd even considered moving next door, but a destruction of wild cats had gained entrance.

noun
The action of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed
Usage examples:
Unusually high winds left widespread destruction over the area., the child needs help to control hi…

noun
The act of destroying something, or the fact of being destroyed
Usage examples:
Destruction of many people are very concerned about the destruction of the rainforests., trail of d…

Destruction translation into English

Destruction: translate from English into Chinese

破坏, 毁坏, 覆灭, 拆毁, 拆除, 拆卸, 拆散, 拆开

Destruction: translate from English into Dutch

Verwoesting, Vernietiging, Vernieling, Ondergang, Verdelging

Destruction: translate from English into French

Destruction, Anéantissement, Extermination, Abolition

Destruction: translate from English into German

Zerstörung, Vernichtung, Untergang, Zertrümmerung, Vertilgung, Zerrüttung

Destruction: translate from English into Hindi

विनाश, तबाही, नाश, विध्वंस, संहार, बरबादी, मृत्यु, खंडन, भंजन, विघात, सर्व-नाश, ध्वंस

Destruction: translate from English into Italian

Distruzione, Rovina

Destruction: translate from English into Korean

파괴, 멸망, 파기, 절멸, 파멸의 원인

Destruction: translate from English into Russian

Разрушение, Уничтожение, Деструкция, Разорение, Причина гибели, Причина разорения

Destruction: translate from English into Spanish

Destrucción

Word origin

Middle English: from Latin destructio(n- ), from the verb destruere (see destroy).

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Destruction – similar words

destructible

dɪˈstrʌk.tə.bəl

adjective
Able to be destroyed.
Usage examples:
Destructible plastic labels

adjective
Able to be destroyed or broken, especially as part of a computer game
Usage examples:
The game's main selling point is its totally destructible environments., these attacks demonstrated…

Destructible - all meanings in English

destruct

ˌself.dɪˈstrʌkt

verb
Cause deliberate, terminal damage to.
Usage examples:
The boys' war to destruct things

noun
The deliberate causing of terminal damage.
Usage examples:
Press the destruct button

verb
If a machine or weapon self-destructs, it destroys itself, especially in a way that is planned
Usage examples:
An investigation is underway after a missile self-destructed shortly after it was launched., at lea…

Destruct - all meanings in English

Destruction synonims

blasting

blɑːst

verb
Blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives.
Usage examples:
The school was blasted by an explosion

noun
A destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outwards from an explosion.
Usage examples:
They were thrown backwards by the blast

noun
A strong gust of wind or air.
Usage examples:
The icy blast hit them

Blasting - all meanings in English

demolition

ˌdem.əˈlɪʃ.ən

noun
The action or process of demolishing or being demolished.
Usage examples:
The monument was saved from demolition

noun
The act of destroying something, such as a building or other structure
Usage examples:
[ c ] they tried unsuccessfully to stop the demolition of the old hotel.

noun
The act of destroying something such as a building
Usage examples:
The demolition of dangerous buildings, the demolition of the stadium is already underway.

Demolition - all meanings in English

dismantling

dɪˈsmæn.təl

verb
Take (a machine or structure) to pieces.
Usage examples:
The engines were dismantled and the bits piled into a heap

verb
Present participle of dismantle
Usage examples:
She dismantled the washing machine to see what the problem was, but couldn't put it back together a…

verb
To take a machine apart or to come apart into separate pieces
Usage examples:
She dismantled the washing machine to see what the problem was, but couldn't put it back together a…

Dismantling - all meanings in English

dynamiting

ˈdaɪ.nə.maɪt

verb
Blow up (something) with dynamite.
Usage examples:
He threatened to dynamite a major hydroelectric dam

noun
A high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically moulded into sticks.
Usage examples:
The builders of these bombs wouldn't have much trouble getting their hands on high explosives - dyn…

verb
Present participle of dynamite
Usage examples:
The rebels had dynamited the railway line.

Dynamiting - all meanings in English

felling

fel

verb
Cut down (a tree).
Usage examples:
33 million trees are felled each day

noun
An amount of timber cut.

noun
A hill or stretch of high moorland, especially in northern england.
Usage examples:
Cross fell

Felling - all meanings in English

levelling

verb
Give a flat and even surface to.
Usage examples:
Contractors started levelling the ground for the new power station

noun
A horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point.
Usage examples:
The front garden is on a level with this floor

noun
A position on a scale of amount, quantity, extent, or quality.
Usage examples:
A high level of unemployment

Levelling - all meanings in English

ruination

noun
The action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined.
Usage examples:
Commercial malpractice causes the ruination of thousands of people

noun
Destruction
Usage examples:
Alcohol was the ruination of him.

Ruination - all meanings in English

shattering

adjective
Very shocking or upsetting.
Usage examples:
He found it a shattering experience

verb
Break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces.
Usage examples:
Bullets riddled the bar top, glasses shattered, bottles exploded

adjective
Making you feel extremely tired
Usage examples:
It was a shattering schedule - seven meetings in two days., losing the family business was a shatte…

Shattering - all meanings in English

smashing

adjective
Excellent; wonderful.
Usage examples:
You look smashing!

verb
Violently break (something) into pieces.
Usage examples:
The thief smashed a window to get into the car

Smashing - all meanings in English

wrecking

noun
The action of causing the destruction of a ship in order to steal the cargo.
Usage examples:
The locals reverted to the age-old practice of wrecking

verb
Destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar).
Usage examples:
The blast wrecked 100 houses

verb
Present participle of wreck
Usage examples:
The explosion shattered nearby windows and wrecked two cars., our greenhouse was wrecked in last ni…

Wrecking - all meanings in English

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