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Noun
S:
(n)
destruction
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devastation
(the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists)
S:
(n)
destruction
,
demolition
,
wipeout
(an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something)
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S:
(n)
annihilation
,
disintegration
(total destruction)
"bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"
S:
(n)
extinction
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extermination
(complete annihilation)
"they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs"
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sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
eradication
,
obliteration
(the complete destruction of every trace of something)
S:
(n)
ravage
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depredation
((usually plural) a destructive action)
"the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease"
S:
(n)
razing
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wrecking
(the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled)
S:
(n)
ruin
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ruination
(an event that results in destruction)
S:
(n)
devastation
,
desolation
(an event that results in total destruction)
S:
(n)
shipwreck
(an irretrievable loss)
"that was the shipwreck of their romance"
S:
(n)
wrack
,
rack
(the destruction or collapse of something)
"wrack and ruin"
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S:
(n)
ending
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conclusion
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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"
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antonym
derivationally related form
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
end
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destruction
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death
(a final state)
"he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"