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destruction noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin destructio(n-), from destruct- pa. ppl stem of destruere: see DESTROY, -ION.]
The action of destroying; demolition, devastation, slaughter. ME.
Listener How can we stand by and do nothing to prevent the destruction of the world?
The fact or condition of being destroyed; ruin. ME.
M. Mitchell Despite all Frank had told her about the town burning to the ground, she had never really visualized complete destruction.
A means of destroying; a cause of ruin. LME.
H. Martineau The deplorable mistake which was likely to prove the destruction of the whole family.
destructional adjective of or pertaining to destruction; formed by destructive agencies, spec. by denudation: E20.