destructionnoun [ U ]
uk/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/us/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/B2 the act of destroying something, or the fact of being destroyed:
Many people are very concerned about the destruction of the rainforests.
Unusually high winds left a trail of destruction over the area.
weapons of mass destruction (= those which kill or hurt large numbers of people)
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- The destruction of the rain forests is an ecological disaster.
- The police arrived to find a scene of horrifying destruction.
- 30 years after the fire he is still haunted by images of death and destruction.
- The army left a trail of destruction behind them.
- This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- apocalypse
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- kill sth off
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
- knock
- knock sth down
- knock sth out
- sacrifice
- sink
- smash
- stave sth in
- take sb/sth out
- tear 1
- tear sth apart
- tear sth down
- teardown
- wipe
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