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destruction, n.
(destructions)
freq. cnt. 14
more info the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

destruction devastation
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destroy destroy
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devastate
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hypernym
ending, conclusion, termination
hyponym
disaster kill laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking razing, leveling, tearing down, demolishing annihilation, obliteration decimation self-destruction neutralization, neutralisation sabotage liquidation, extermination holocaust demolition spoliation vandalism, hooliganism, malicious mischief
more info an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
<noun.event>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

demolition destruction wipeout
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destroy
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demolish
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wipe out wipe out wipe out wipe out wipe out
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hypernym
conclusion, ending, finish
hyponym
annihilation, disintegration eradication, obliteration ravage, depredation razing, wrecking ruin, ruination wrack, rack
more info a final state
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

death destruction end

sample sentences

"he came to a bad end"
"the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
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end end end end
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die
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state