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Abaddon |
in the Old Testament, a place of destruction; abode of the wicked dead; hell. [2 definitions] |
apocalypse |
any instance of terrible destruction and devastation, esp. on a scale that could bring about an end to the world. [1/3 definitions] |
baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
blight |
a plant disease characterized by rapid destruction of parts or all of a plant. [1/5 definitions] |
bloodshed |
the spilling of blood through injury or violence, esp. the destruction of living beings; warfare. |
bombproof |
impervious to damage or destruction by conventional bombs. |
calamity |
an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster. |
catastrophic |
causing great and terrible destruction, hardship, or distress; disastrous. |
chemosurgery |
the selective removal or destruction of tissue by chemical rather than surgical means. |
conservation |
the act of keeping and protecting from waste, loss, or destruction. [1/2 definitions] |
conserve |
to keep safe from loss, waste, or destruction. [1/2 definitions] |
death |
destruction or end of anything. [1/2 definitions] |
death knell |
a portent or event signaling the end or destruction of something. [1/2 definitions] |
debris |
scattered fragments, as after an act of destruction; ruins; rubble. [1/2 definitions] |
destructive |
causing complete ruin or destruction. |
devastating |
causing terrible destruction, upset, or sadness. |
devastation |
the act or an instance of destroying or ruining, or the destruction or ruin thus caused. |
doom |
fate or destiny, esp. that of destruction or death. [1/5 definitions] |
doomed |
approaching a terrible fate such as destruction or death. [1/3 definitions] |
ecocide |
the destruction of the environment or of ecological systems by indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources, dumping of chemical wastes, the use of defoliants and pollutants, and the like. |
elimination |
the act or process of eliminating; disposal; destruction; dismissal. [1/2 definitions] |
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