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[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Latin; Origin: destructus, past participle of destruere; DESTROY]
the act or process of destroying something or of being destroyed
-see also destroy destroy destruction of
::the destruction of the rainforest
:: weapons of mass destruction
::the environmental destruction caused by the road building programme
::The floods brought death and destruction to the area.