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- pronunciation:
- dih
struhk
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of destroying.
When did the destruction of the temple occur?- synonyms:
- devastation, ruin, wreckage
- antonyms:
- creation, formation
- similar words:
- abolition, demolition, desolation, kill, rack
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| definition 2: |
the state of being destroyed; ruin.
The hurricane caused great destruction.
- synonyms:
- devastation, havoc, ruin, waste, wreckage
- similar words:
- abolition, damage, death, decay, demolition, desolation, end, harm, rape, ravage, wreck
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| definition 3: |
the cause of ruin.
Alcoholism was her destruction.- synonyms:
- bane, downfall, undoing
- similar words:
- enemy, nemesis, ruin
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| related words: |
depredation, downfall, holocaust, killing, loss, undoing, waste |
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