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Destruction

[dih-struhk-shuhn]

noun

the act of destroying: wanton destruction of a town.

the condition of being destroyed; demolition; annihilation.

a cause or means of destroying.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin dēstructiōn- (stem of dēstructiō), equivalent to dēstruct(us) (past participle of dēstruere; see destroy) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

non·de·struc·tion, noun

pre·de·struc·tion, noun

sem·i·de·struc·tion, noun

Synonyms
1. See ruin.

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Stem-cell research that does not involve embryo destruction is simply not a controversial issue.

Schumpeter was tempted to visit some creative destruction on the book with a blowtorch.

But severe earthquakes that cause widespread destruction happen on average once every five years.

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Stem-cell research that does not involve embryo destruction is simply not a controversial issue.

Schumpeter was tempted to visit some creative destruction on the book with a blowtorch.

But severe earthquakes that cause widespread destruction happen on average once every five years.

Today, water is a bigger concern than the wind when it comes to property destruction and loss of life.

But she is also a cosmic force, addressing the creation and destruction of worlds.

Helens today is synonymous with huge explosive eruption, death and destruction.

Hernández throws his hands up in despair when he thinks of the destruction.

Yet policies at every level conspire to wreak its destruction.

These storms bring destruction ashore in many different ways.

But eventually, as the price of petroleum increases, destruction will start to decline.

Seeing the destruction so close to my hometown was devastating.

Haiti is famous around the world primarily for its problems, one being advanced ecological destruction.

Librarians planted the seeds of their own destruction and are responsible for their own downfall.

It usually applies to military law or employee-related destruction of property.

Rarely had the world witnessed such a whirlwind of destruction.

Wildfires can quickly rage out of control, wreaking destruction for miles.

Human destruction of their forest homes was also a contributor to the dodo's decline.

She says there should be more research on the ethical implications of habitat destruction and farming on animals.

And the selective destruction of baby girls is global, too.

The destruction of the world's rain forests plays a role in the problem of global warming.

Any traces of such destruction would be erased in time.

But modern tools of destruction were not available to them--one cannot equate malice merely with the body count.

The rub is that extracting embryonic stem cells involves destruction of human embryos.

The nonprofit hopes this practice will reduce destruction of mangrove forests, which protect coasts from erosion.

We can not allow the destruction of our nation over some alleged endangered animals.

Schumpeter developed a theory of innovation and economic change characterised by the phrase creative destruction.

But obtaining human embryonic stem cells has been controversial, because until now it required the destruction of living embryos.

They don't call it creative destruction for nothing.

Two projects on opposite ends of the planet demonstrate how difficult it is to reverse human destruction of ecosystems.

Well simple-minded me doesn't understand how two books can cause such death and destruction right now.

After all, despite differences about the ethics of hunting, both groups lament urban sprawl and habitat destruction.

Probably, there was no good action that could be taken to prevent destruction.

The questions that prompt all this destruction are important.

Where environmentalists see destruction of natural.

Good roads encourage driving, which exacerbates global warming and accelerates the destruction of the ozone layer.

After each strike the drone would be updated with information about the actual destruction caused.

Unfortunately the trouble is that our powers of destruction have grown exponentially over time.

It is rather to aid your enemies in the destruction of your city.

It also says women's growing influence can help prevent complete destruction.

If you want to stop the destruction of fisheries worldwide, look at who is eating the fish.

Poaching and habitat destruction are among the chief reasons.

These data are being processed into maps that show the degree of destruction.

They are indistinguishable from me, and their destruction would destroy my art".

Interspersed between moments of destruction are a series of short messages and subtly linked images.

It appears, however, that he will give up this glorious opportunity for destruction.

If the review does halt the destruction of the forest, that would be the time to celebrate.

Many cultures have flood myths-tales of ancient destruction on an epic scale.

No doubt, current drugs are used to suppressive the destruction power of the virus against its host.

Their destruction would rob a natural treasure from scientists and the public alike.

There's plenty of destruction and degradation, but the works are not simply about that.

Rather, they were the conspirators at the table unknowingly setting the path for destruction by degrees.

The destruction caused, by two months of flash-flooding in the country's north and.

Rampant poaching and habitat destruction appeared poised to consume the rest.

The worlds that emerge are the survivors of a hurly-burly of competing mechanisms of creation and destruction.

It is depressing to see such wanton destruction of wildlife.

Less is known about the destruction wrought in communities along the coast and further inland.

Illegal hunting-poaching-of tigers and destruction of the forests in which they live threaten to erase tigers from the wild.

The main killer-outside of ongoing destruction of habitat-is a.

But he never lost the atomic breath that, along with his sheer bulk, served as his main weapon of destruction.

They can be directed towards destruction and death or towards reconciliation and life.

The relentless destruction of their tropical-forest habitat has endangered their entire species.

Zambians rarely react to such destruction with bitterness toward the.

But there has been precious little reconstruction-and far too much destruction.

With some estimates placing the rate of destruction at ten million.

Many developing countries that would probably bear the brunt of any accidental release have long backed the destruction plan.

Deadly tornadoes spin, leaving a path of destruction.

Nostradamus is predicting an ice age after the destruction.

Relocating/ introducing species has never done anything beneficial compared to the destruction it does.

Now there's evidence that the scope of destruction depends on who.

It is all about the creation or the destruction of wealth.

The destruction of this ozone, which heats the upper atmosphere, could have profound impacts on global climate.

Dams, navigation projects, and habitat destruction also threaten the giant catfish.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

destruction (dɪˈstrʌkʃən)

—n
1.	the act of destroying or state of being destroyed; demolition
2.	a cause of ruin or means of destroying

[C14: from Latin dēstructiō a pulling down; see destroy]

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Word Origin & History

destruction

early 14c., from L. destructionem, from stem of destruere "tear down" (see destroy).

Easton

Bible Dictionary

Destruction definition

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

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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