Noun

• S: (n) destruction, demolition, wipeout (an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• S: (n) annihilation, disintegration (total destruction) "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"
• S: (n) eradication, obliteration (the complete destruction of every trace of something)
• S: (n) ravage, depredation ((usually plural) a destructive action) "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease"
• S: (n) razing, wrecking (the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled)
• S: (n) ruin, ruination (an event that results in destruction)
• S: (n) wrack, rack (the destruction or collapse of something) "wrack and ruin"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) ending, conclusion, finish (event whose occurrence ends something) "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) demolition (the act of demolishing) "the demolition of the huge tower was quite a spectacle"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• W: (v) demolish [Related to: demolition] (defeat soundly and humiliatingly) "The home team demolished the visitors"
• derivationally related form
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• W: (v) demolish [Related to: demolition] (destroy completely) "the wrecking ball demolished the building"