Definitions
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin dēstructiō, dēstructiōnem.
Used in a sentence
“The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon.”
“About 1500 B.C., however, a powerful earthquake caused widespread destruction, and thereafter there were major changes. An earlier script, undeciphered, but known as Linear A, was replaced by the Greek Linear B.”
“Amid the seemingly endless destruction, a single flower bloomed.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Ruin beyond repair”11 letters
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