destruction

«destruction» in Mova's school dictionary: the act of destroying something so badly that it is… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (destruction; usually no plural)

meaning for a pupil

1) Destruction is the act of destroying something so badly that it is ruined or no longer exists. tree →

2) The damage left after a storm, fire, war or accident. tree →

3) (formal) The ruin of someone's hopes, health or life. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in news, history, science (storms, volcanoes, floods) and stories. Phrases: «a path of destruction», «mass destruction», «the destruction of the rainforest», «cause destruction». It tells the reader that something was badly broken or wiped out.

examples

• The tornado left a path of destruction across the town. tree →
• The destruction of rainforests harms many animals. tree →
• Firefighters tried to stop the destruction of the old barn. tree →
• The puppy caused total destruction in the living room. tree →
• Volcanoes can bring great destruction to nearby villages. tree →
• The film showed the destruction of the ancient city. tree →
• Pollution leads to the destruction of coral reefs. tree →
• Keep it, it has only led to his destruction. tree →

note

Uncountable noun: «the destruction», not «a destruction». Verb: destroy (destroy, destroys, destroyed, destroying); adjective: destructive. Opposite: construction, creation. Not the same as «damage»: damage can be small, destruction is usually very big.

In the corpora

• War means killing and destruction, and the people who start or run wars often do not want to say that plainly.
• Proverbs 16:18 says «Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall».
• But the destruction of the transgressors and the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
• For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall be accomplished, and Mine anger shall be to their destruction.
• Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «destruction» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.