destruction Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
    devastation.
  2. noun an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
    wipeout; demolition.
  3. noun a final state
    death; end.
    • he came to a bad end
    • the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end

WordNet

De*struc"tion noun
Etymology
L. destructio: cf. F. destruction. See Destroy.
Definitions
  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.
  3. A destroying agency; a cause of ruin or of devastation; a destroyer.
    The destruction that wasteth at noonday. Ps. xci. 6.
    Syn. -- Demolition; subversion; overthrow; desolation; extirpation; extinction; devastation; downfall; extermination; havoc; ruin.

Webster 1913