'Destruction' definitions:

Definition of 'destruction'

From: WordNet
noun
The termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists [syn: destruction, devastation]
noun
An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something [syn: destruction, demolition, wipeout]
noun
A final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" [syn: end, destruction, death]

Definition of 'Destruction'

From: GCIDE
  • Destruction \De*struc"tion\, n. [L. destructio: cf. F. destruction. See Destroy.]
  • 1. The act of destroying; a tearing down; a bringing to naught; subversion; demolition; ruin; slaying; devastation. [1913 Webster]
  • The Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction. --Esth. ix. 5. [1913 Webster]
  • 'Tis safer to be that which we destroy Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Destruction of venerable establishment. --Hallam. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The state of being destroyed, demolished, ruined, slain, or devastated. [1913 Webster]
  • This town came to destruction. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Thou castedst them down into destruction. --Ps. lxxiii. 18. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A destroying agency; a cause of ruin or of devastation; a destroyer. [1913 Webster]
  • The destruction that wasteth at noonday. --Ps. xci. 6.
  • Syn: Demolition; subversion; overthrow; desolation; extirpation; extinction; devastation; downfall; extermination; havoc; ruin. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Destruction'

From: Easton
  • Destruction in Job 26:6, 28:22 (Heb. abaddon) is sheol, the realm of the dead.

Synonyms of 'destruction'

From: Moby Thesaurus