English Online Dictionary. What means destruction? What does destruction mean?
English
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin dēstructiō, dēstructiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɪsˈtɹʌkʃən/
- Rhymes: -ʌkʃən
Noun
destruction (countable and uncountable, plural destructions)
- The act of destroying.
- The results of a destructive event.
Antonyms
- construction
Hyponyms
- self-destruction
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
- devastation
Anagrams
- introducest
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French destrucion, borrowed from Latin dēstrūctiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛs.tʁyk.sjɔ̃/
Noun
destruction f (plural destructions)
- destruction
Derived terms
- arme de destruction massive (“weapon of mass destruction”)
Related terms
Further reading
- “destruction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.