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destruction

Definition:

(nou) the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists (nou) an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something (nou) a final state

Phonetic Transcription:

dɪˈstrʌkʃən

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The culmination was the destruction of the city.

The destruction was seen as retribution.

He was the dragonfly on the anvil of destruction.

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