destruction
31destruction — [[t]dɪstrʌ̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ N UNCOUNT Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed. ...an international agreement aimed at halting the destruction of the ozone layer. ...weapons of mass destruction …
32destruction — /dI strVkSn/ noun (U) 1 the act or process of destroying something: the threat of nuclear destruction 2 be sb s destruction formal to be the thing that completely ruins someone s life: Gambling was his destruction. see also: destroy …
33destruction — noun 1) the destruction caused by allied bombers Syn: devastation, carnage, ruin, chaos, wreckage 2) the destruction of the countryside Syn: wrecking, ruining, annihilation, obliteration, elimination …
34destruction — 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 …
35destruction — /di struk sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of destroying: wanton destruction of a town. 2. the condition of being destroyed; demolition; annihilation. 3. a cause or means of destroying. [1275 1325; ME ( < AF) < L destruction (s. of destructio), equiv. to… …
36destruction — noun /ˌdɪsˈtrʌkʃən/ a) The act of destroying. The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon. b) The results of a destructive event. Amid the seemingly endless destruction, a single flower bloomed. See Also: destroy,… …
37destruction — irimas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Medžiagos mechaninis ar cheminis skilimas. atitikmenys: angl. decay; decaying; decomposition; demolition; destruction; disintegration; failure; fracture; rupture; wrecking vok.… …
38destruction — ardymas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Tiriamosios medžiagos ar gaminio dalijimas arba skirstymas į dalis. atitikmenys: angl. destruction vok. Degradation, f; Destruktion, f; Zerstörung, f rus. деструкция, f;… …
39destruction — suardymas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. destruction vok. Abbau, m; Zerstörung, f rus. разрушение, n pranc. destruction, f …
40destruction — Synonyms and related words: Waterloo, abomination, abscission, amputation, annihilation, assassination, atrocity, bad, bane, bankruptcy, beating, befoulment, bereavement, blight, blood, bloodletting, bloodshed, braining, breakage, breakdown,… …
