Noun
destruction -
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
devastation
ending ,
termination ,
conclusion the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
disaster an act that has disastrous consequences
kill the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"
laying waste ,
ruining ,
wrecking ,
ruination ,
ruin destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
demolishing ,
tearing down ,
razing ,
leveling complete destruction of a building
annihilation ,
obliteration destruction by annihilating something
decimation destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
self-destruction the act of destroying yourself; "his insistence was pure self-destruction"
neutralisation ,
neutralization action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
sabotage a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
extermination ,
liquidation the act of exterminating
holocaust an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire); "a nuclear holocaust"
demolition the act of demolishing
spoliation (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence
destruction -
an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
demolition ,
wipeout
ending ,
conclusion ,
finish the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
annihilation ,
disintegration destruction by annihilating something
eradication ,
obliteration the complete destruction of every trace of something
ravage ,
depredation (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time" ; "the depredations of age and disease"
razing ,
wrecking complete destruction of a building
ruination ,
ruin a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins"
destruction -
a final state; "he came to a bad end" ; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
end ,
death
state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge" ; "his state of health" ; "in a weak financial state"
