destruction
nounHow many syllables in destruction?
There are 3 syllables in the word destruction.How to pronounce destruction:
Definition of destruction:
- destruction (noun):
- the state or fact of being destroyed ruin
- the act of destroying something or state of being destroyed
- the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists.
Synonyms for destruction:
annihilation
collapse
conclusion
crushing
death
decimation
demolishing
demolishment
demolition
desolation
devastation
disaster
end
ending
extermination
extinction
havoc
holocaust
hooliganism
kill
laying waste
leveling
liquidation
loss
malicious mischief
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Antonyms for destruction:
accomplishment
arrival
bearing
beginning
birth
birthing
building
commencement
conception
constitution
construction
creation
dawn
emergence
establishment
formation
foundation
founding
genesis
geniture
growth
inauguration
inception
incipience
incipiency
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