DESTRUCTION


Meaning of DESTRUCTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈstrək-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English destruccioun, from Anglo-French destruction, from Latin destruction-, destructio, from destruere

Date: 14th century

1. : the state or fact of being destroyed : ruin

2. : the action or process of destroying something

3. : a destroying agency

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.