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Synonyms
de·struc·tion (dĭ-strŭḱshən)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dēstrūctiō, dēstrūctiōn-, from dēstrūctus past participle of dēstruere, to destroy; see destroy.]

noun 

    1. The act of destroying.
    2. The condition of having been destroyed.
  2. The cause or means of destroying: weapons that could prove to be the destruction of humankind.