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destruction
Overview of noun destruction
The noun destruction has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (8) destruction, devastation -- (the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists)
2. (6) destruction, demolition, wipeout -- (an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something)
3. end, destruction, death -- (a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun destruction
3 senses of destruction
Sense 1
destruction, devastation
=> termination, ending, conclusion
=> change of state
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
destruction, demolition, wipeout
=> ending, conclusion, finish
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
end, destruction, death
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun destruction
2 of 3 senses of destruction
Sense 1
destruction, devastation
=> disaster
=> kill
=> laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking
=> razing, leveling, tearing down, demolishing
=> annihilation, obliteration
=> decimation
=> self-destruction
=> neutralization, neutralisation
=> sabotage
=> extermination, liquidation
=> holocaust
=> demolition
=> spoliation
=> vandalism, hooliganism, malicious mischief
Sense 2
destruction, demolition, wipeout
=> annihilation, disintegration
=> eradication, obliteration
=> ravage, depredation
=> razing, wrecking
=> ruin, ruination
=> wrack, rack
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun destruction
3 senses of destruction
Sense 1
destruction, devastation
=> termination, ending, conclusion
Sense 2
destruction, demolition, wipeout
=> ending, conclusion, finish
Sense 3
end, destruction, death
=> state
Antonyms of noun destruction
Member Holonyms of noun destruction
Substance Holonyms of noun destruction
Part Holonyms of noun destruction
Member Meronyms of noun destruction
Substance Meronyms of noun destruction
Part Meronyms of noun destruction
Meronyms of noun destruction
Holonyms of noun destruction
Attributes of noun destruction
Derived Forms of noun destruction
2 of 3 senses of destruction
Sense 1
destruction, devastation
RELATED TO>(verb) destroy#1
=> destroy, destruct
RELATED TO>(verb) destroy#2
=> destroy, ruin
Sense 2
destruction, demolition, wipeout
RELATED TO>(verb) destroy#2
=> destroy, ruin
Domain of noun destruction
Domain Terms of noun destruction
Familiarity of noun destruction
destruction used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun destruction
3 senses of destruction
Sense 1
destruction, devastation
> termination, ending, conclusion
=> abort
=> demonetization, demonetisation
=> release, tone ending
=> completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
=> retirement
=> relinquishment, relinquishing
=> dissolution, breakup
=> overthrow
=> adjournment, dissolution
=> dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking
=> destruction, devastation
=> killing, kill, putting to death
=> abolition, abolishment
=> liquidation, settlement
=> withdrawal, drug withdrawal
=> closure, closedown, closing, shutdown
=> extinction, extinguishing, quenching
=> fade, disappearance
=> abortion
=> deactivation, defusing
=> discontinuance, discontinuation
Sense 2
destruction, demolition, wipeout
> ending, conclusion, finish
=> end, last, final stage
=> result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination
=> foregone conclusion, matter of course
=> destruction, demolition, wipeout
=> omega, Z
=> stop, halt
=> victory, triumph
=> defeat, licking
Sense 3
end, destruction, death
> state
=> feeling
=> skillfulness
=> cognitive state, state of mind
=> cleavage
=> medium
=> ornamentation
=> condition
=> condition, status
=> conditionality
=> ground state
=> nationhood
=> situation, state of affairs
=> relationship
=> relationship
=> tribalism
=> utopia
=> dystopia
=> wild, natural state, state of nature
=> isomerism
=> degree, level, stage, point
=> office, power
=> status, position
=> being, beingness, existence
=> nonbeing
=> death
=> employment, employ
=> unemployment
=> order
=> disorder
=> hostility, enmity, antagonism
=> conflict
=> illumination
=> freedom
=> representation, delegacy, agency
=> dependence, dependance, dependency
=> motion
=> motionlessness, stillness, lifelessness
=> dead letter, non-issue
=> action, activity, activeness
=> inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
=> temporary state
=> imminence, imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendency, forthcomingness
=> readiness, preparedness, preparation
=> flux, state of flux
=> physiological state, physiological condition
=> kalemia
=> enlargement
=> separation
=> union, unification
=> maturity, matureness
=> immaturity, immatureness
=> grace, saving grace, state of grace
=> damnation, eternal damnation
=> omniscience
=> omnipotence
=> perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
=> integrity, unity, wholeness
=> imperfection, imperfectness
=> receivership
=> ownership
=> obligation
=> end, destruction, death
=> revocation, annulment
=> merchantability
=> turgor
=> homozygosity
=> heterozygosity
=> neotony
=> plurality
=> polyvalence, polyvalency
=> polyvalence, polyvalency, multivalence, multivalency
=> paternity
=> utilization
Meronyms of noun destruction
3 senses of destruction
Holonyms of noun destruction
Grep of noun destruction
destruction
destruction fire
self-destruction
weapon of mass destruction
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