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# destruction

«destruction» in Mova's school dictionary: **the act of destroying something so badly that it is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (destruction; usually no plural)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Destruction is the act of destroying something so badly that it is ruined or no longer exists. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destruction/#m1)

2) The damage left after a storm, fire, war or accident. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destruction/#m2)

3) (formal) The ruin of someone's hopes, health or life. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destruction/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Used in news, history, science (storms, volcanoes, floods) and stories. Phrases: «a path of destruction», «mass destruction», «the destruction of the rainforest», «cause destruction». It tells the reader that something was badly broken or wiped out.

### examples

- The tornado left a path of destruction across the town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destruction/#x1)
- The destruction of rainforests harms many animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destruction/#x2)
- Firefighters tried to stop the destruction of the old barn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destruction/#x3)
- The puppy caused total destruction in the living room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destruction/#x4)
- Volcanoes can bring great destruction to nearby villages. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destruction/#x5)
- The film showed the destruction of the ancient city. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destruction/#x6)
- Pollution leads to the destruction of coral reefs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destruction/#x7)
- Keep it, it has only led to his destruction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destruction/#x8)

### note

Uncountable noun: «the destruction», not «a destruction». Verb: destroy (destroy, destroys, destroyed, destroying); adjective: destructive. Opposite: construction, creation. Not the same as «damage»: damage can be small, destruction is usually very big.

### In the corpora

- [War means killing and destruction, and the people who start or run wars often do not want to say that plainly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/0/)
- [Proverbs 16:18 says «Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/11-psalms-and-proverbs/16/)
- [But the destruction of the transgressors and the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.29/)
- [For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall be accomplished, and Mine anger shall be to their destruction.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.241/)
- [Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.282/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «destruction» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destruction/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.