destruction

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin dēstructiō, dēstructiōnem. === Pronunciation === (weak vowel distinction) IPA(key): /dɪsˈtɹʌkʃən/, [dɪsˈtɹ̝̊ʷʌkʃən] ~ [dɪsˈtɹ̝̊ʷʌkʃn̩]; [dɪsˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷʌkʃən] ~ [dɪsˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷʌkʃn̩] (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /dəsˈtɹʌkʃən/, [dəsˈtɹ̝̊ʷʌkʃən] ~ [dəsˈtɹ̝̊ʷʌkʃn̩]; [dəsˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷʌkʃən] ~ [dəsˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷʌkʃn̩] Rhymes: -ʌkʃən Hyphenation: des‧truc‧tion === Noun === destruction (countable and uncountable, plural destructions) The act of destroying. The results of a destructive event. (collective) A group of feral cats. ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Anagrams === introducest == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French destrucion, borrowed from Latin dēstrūctiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɛs.tʁyk.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === destruction f (plural destructions) destruction ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “destruction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012