'Demolition' definitions:
Definition of 'demolition'
(from WordNet)
noun
An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something [syn: destruction, demolition, wipeout]
noun
The act of demolishing
Definition of 'Demolition'
From: GCIDE
- Demolition \Dem`o*li"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. demolitio, fr. demoliri: cf. F. d['e]molition. See Demolish.] The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; -- opposed to construction; as, the demolition of a house, of military works, of a town, or of hopes. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'demolition'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- answer,
- complete answer,
- confounding,
- confutation,
- contradiction,
- controversion,
- demolishment,
- denial,
- disassembly,
- discrediting,
- dismantlement,
- effective rejoinder,
- flattening,
- leveling,
- overthrow,
- overthrowal,
- razing,
- rebuttal,
- refutal,
- refutation,
- smashing,
- squelch,
- subversion,
- tearing down,
- undermining,
- unmaking,
- upset,
- upsetting,
- wreckage,
- wrecking