destruction

noun

de·struc·tion di-ˈstrək-shən

Synonyms of destruction next

: the state or fact of being destroyed : ruin

scenes of death and destruction

the destruction of their careers

: the action or process of destroying something

the destruction of the building

: a destroying agency

Alcohol will be his destruction.

Example Sentences

War results in death and widespread destruction. We are trying to save the building from destruction.

Recent Examples on the Web The scale of destruction implied by threats to use nuclear weapons is beyond any moral measure. —

Zia Mian, Scientific American, 17 May 2023 Mayhem, carnage, smash-ups and wanton destruction ensue — and that’s just in the first 10 minutes. —

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 17 May 2023 Tarrio was convicted of obstruction of law enforcement and destruction of government property during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. —

Imelda García, Dallas News, 16 May 2023 Or because of their speed, power, and potential for destruction. —

Popular Mechanics, 16 May 2023 Before the storm, aid agencies in Myanmar, as well as neighboring Bangladesh, launched a massive emergency plan in a bid to minimize the risk of injury and destruction. —

Rhea Mogul, CNN, 15 May 2023 Scott Eric Anderson, 43, and Paul New, 55, both of Fresno, were charged with conspiracy to destroy by means of an explosive device and malicious destruction, federal prosecutors announced. —

Joel Umanzor, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023 Roughly 70% of the blue metal is supplied from the Congo, where organizations have called out human-rights violation and environmental destruction that have been committed in efforts to produce it. —

Yusuf Khan, WSJ, 11 May 2023 The tournament was founded 18 years ago, in response to the destruction of the environment by invasive carp. —

Carolyn Hagler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2023 See More

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