English > demolition: 2 senses > noun 1, event| Meaning | An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something. |
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| Synonyms | destruction, wipeout |
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| Narrower | annihilation, disintegration | Total destruction |
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| eradication, obliteration | The complete destruction of every trace of something |
| ravage, depredation | (usually plural) a destructive action |
| razing, wrecking | The event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled |
| ruin, ruination | An event that results in destruction |
| wrack, rack | The destruction or collapse of something |
| Broader | ending, conclusion, finish | event whose occurrence ends something |
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| Spanish | demolición, derribo, derrumbamiento, destrucción |
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| Catalan | demolició, destrucció, enderrocament, enderroc |
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| Verbs | demolish | destroy completely |
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