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Definition destruction in British English

destruction noun

[uncountable] noun
/dɪˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n/
1

damage that is so severe that something stops existing or can never return to its normal state

Example

The building must be saved from destruction.

Example

weapons of mass destruction

Example

the destruction of the environment

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Definition destruction in British English