Destruction

n.	1.	The act of destroying; a tearing down; a bringing to naught; subversion; demolition; ruin; slaying; devastation. The Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction. - Esth. ix. 5. 'Tis safer to be that which we destroy Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy. - Shak. Destruction of venerable establishment. - Hallam.
	2.	The state of being destroyed, demolished, ruined, slain, or devastated. This town came to destruction. - Chaucer. Thou castedst them down into destruction. - Ps. lxxiii. 18.
	2.	A destroying agency; a cause of ruin or of devastation; a destroyer. The destruction that wasteth at noonday. - Ps. xci. 6.

Noun	1.	destruction - termination by an act of destruction Synonyms: devastation
	2.	destruction - an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something Synonyms: demolition, wipeout
	3.	destruction - a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" Synonyms: end, death

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