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Definition of destruction
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Examples of destruction in a Sentence
War results in death and widespread destruction.
We are trying to save the building from destruction.
Recent Examples of destruction from the Web
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The purpose of destruction is to protect the student from improper and unauthorized disclosure of the confidential information contained within the file.
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Another catalyst for making this change was a book by Paul Ehrlich called The Population Bomb [which in 1968 predicted global destruction due to human actions].
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Nothing makes sense, the potential destruction of Earth has no real stakes, and all of this unfolds in just over two and a half hours.
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Abdul Hakim Ali, 28, of 292 Burnside Ave. in East Hartford and Eugene Findley, 25, of 117 Park Ave. in Bloomfield were charged with destruction of evidence, operating a drug factor, possession of heroin and possession of heroin with intent to sell.
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Together with co-director and editor Steen Johannessen, Fayyad brings a rigorous sense of craft and shock-and-awe scale to the film's impressions of destruction, without impeding its anxious, on-the-hoof spontaneity.
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Damage consisted of roof damage, partial destruction of buildings, fallen trees and washed out roads across Mobile and Baldwin counties.
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The mechanics hardly matter; eventually, these disparate forces, including the Transformers and acolytes of the Arthurian legends, merge to save the world from complete and total destruction.
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The destruction and disappearances went on in fits and starts for weeks.
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Origin and Etymology of destruction
Middle English destruccioun, from Anglo-French destruction, from Latin destruction-, destructio, from destruere —see destroy
DESTRUCTION Defined for English Language Learners
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: the act or process of damaging something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired : the act or process of destroying something
DESTRUCTION Defined for Kids
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1 : the act or process of killing, ruining, or putting an end to something Destruction of the old building is underway.
2 : the state or fact of being killed, ruined, or brought to an end Destruction of the animal's habitat nearly caused its extinction.
Word Root of destruction
The Latin word struere, meaning “to build,” and its form structus give us the root struct. Words from the Latin struere have something to do with building. A structure is something that was built, such as a house. To construct is to build by combining parts together. To obstruct is to build an obstacle that blocks a passage or path. Destruction is the process of taking apart something that was built.
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