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destruction:
- sloop; afbraak; vernieling; verwoesting; ravage; verderf
Wiktionary:
- destruction → vernietiging, destructie, verwoesting
- destruction → kleinering, debâcle, ondergang, verval, rampspoed, tegenspoed, achteruitgang, verflauwing, vermindering, besnoeiing, daling, verlaging, verzakking, val, vernedering, verootmoediging, degradatie, degeneratie, ontaarding, verwording, vernieling, vernietiging, verwoesting, verwoesten

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Detailed Translations for destruction from English to Dutch

destruction:

destruction [the ~] nom

the destruction (demolition)
de sloop; de afbraak
- sloop [de ~ (m)] nom
- afbraak [de ~] nom
the destruction (demolition; devastation; havoc; ravage)
de vernieling; de verwoesting; de ravage
- vernieling [de ~ (v)] nom
- verwoesting [de ~ (v)] nom
- ravage [de ~ (v)] nom
the destruction
het verderf
- verderf [het ~] nom
the destruction (ravage; devastation; havoc)
de verwoesting; de ravage
- verwoesting [de ~ (v)] nom
- ravage [de ~ (v)] nom

Translation Matrix for destruction:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
afbraak	demolition; destruction
ravage	demolition; destruction; devastation; havoc; ravage
sloop	demolition; destruction
verderf	destruction
vernieling	demolition; destruction; devastation; havoc; ravage
verwoesting	demolition; destruction; devastation; havoc; ravage
-	death; demolition; devastation; end; wipeout
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	annihilation

Synonyms for "destruction":

devastation; termination; ending; conclusion
demolition; wipeout; finish
end; death; state

Related Definitions for "destruction":

the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists¹
an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something¹
a final state¹

Wiktionary Translations for destruction:

destruction

noun

act of destroying
- destruction → vernietiging

destruction

noun

vernietiging
- destructie → destruction
einde maken aan het bestaan van iets
- vernietiging → destruction
het aanbrengen van grote schade, tot een woestenij terugbrengen
- verwoesting → destruction; obliteration

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• destruction	→ kleinering; debâcle; ondergang; verval; rampspoed; tegenspoed; achteruitgang; verflauwing; vermindering; besnoeiing; daling; verlaging; verzakking; val; vernedering; verootmoediging; degradatie; degeneratie; ontaarding; verwording	↔ abaissement — action d’abaisser, de s’abaisser, ou résultat de cette action.
• destruction	→ vernieling; vernietiging; verwoesting; verwoesten	↔ annihilation — action d’annihiler.

External Machine Translations:

Related Translations for destruction

weapon of mass destruction

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University