destruction
noun/dɪˈstrʌkʃən/
Frequency rank: #2,573 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
The act of damaging something so badly that it no longer exists.
Example sentence
The storm caused widespread destruction across the coastal town.
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