"destruction" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪsˈtɹʌkʃən/ Audio: en-us-destruction.ogg [US] Forms: destructions [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌkʃən Etymology: From Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin dēstructiō, dēstructiōnem. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*strew-}}, {{inh|en|enm|destruccioun}} Middle English destruccioun, {{der|en|fro|destrucion}} Old French destrucion, {{der|en|la|destructio|dēstructiō, dēstructiōnem}} Latin dēstructiō, dēstructiōnem Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} destruction (countable and uncountable, plural destructions)
  1. The act of destroying. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of destroying): ἀπώλεια (apṓleia) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ὄλεθρος (ólethros) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), λοιγός (loigós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), تَدْمِير (tadmīr) [masculine] (Arabic), هَدْم (hadm) [masculine] (Arabic), تَلَف (talaf) [masculine] (Arabic), руйнава́нне (rujnavánnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), разбурэ́нне (razburénnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), знішчэ́нне (zniščénnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), разруше́ние (razrušénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), унищоже́ние (uništožénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), destrucció [feminine] (Catalan), ناھێشتن (nahêştin) (Central Kurdish), وێرانی (wêranî) (Central Kurdish), 毀滅 (Chinese Mandarin), 毁灭 (huǐmiè) (Chinese Mandarin), 破壞 (Chinese Mandarin), 破坏 (pòhuài) (Chinese Mandarin), destrukce [feminine] (Czech), zničení [neuter] (Czech), ødelæggelse [common-gender] (Danish), vernietiging [feminine] (Dutch), detruo (Esperanto), tuhoaminen (Finnish), hävitys (Finnish), hävittäminen (Finnish), destruction [feminine] (French), destrución [feminine] (Galician), განადგურება (ganadgureba) (Georgian), დანგრევა (dangreva) (Georgian), Zerstörung [feminine] (German), Vernichtung [feminine] (German), 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐍃 (fralusts) [feminine] (Gothic), 𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (qisteins) [feminine] (Gothic), καταστροφή (katastrofí) [feminine] (Greek), συντριβή (syntriví) [feminine] (Greek), αφανισμός (afanismós) (Greek), χαλασμός (chalasmós) (Greek), κατεδάφιση (katedáfisi) (Greek), κατάλυση (katálysi) (Greek), ɓarna (Hausa), הריסה (harisá) [feminine] (Hebrew), הרס (héres) [masculine] (Hebrew), הַשְׁמָדָה (hashmadá) [feminine] (Hebrew), חֻרְבָּן (khurbán) [masculine] (Hebrew), नाश (nāś) (Hindi), विनाश (vināś) (Hindi), eyðilegging [feminine] (Icelandic), loitiméireacht [feminine] (Irish), líomhadh [masculine] (Irish), eirleach [masculine] (Irish), urbhaidh [feminine, literary] (Irish), argain [feminine] (Irish), distruzione [feminine] (Italian), 破壊 (hakai) (alt: はかい) (Japanese), 破棄 (haki) (alt: はき) (Japanese), 湮滅 (inmetsu) (alt: いんめつ) (Japanese), 파괴 (pagoe) (alt: 破壞) (Korean), 멸망 (myeolmang) (alt: 滅亡) (Korean), ການທຳລາຍ (kān tham lāi) (Lao), exitium [neuter] (Latin), clādes [feminine] (Latin), pótopjenje [neuter] (Lower Sorbian), wopusćenje [neuter] (Lower Sorbian), уништување (uništuvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), സംഹാരം (saṁhāraṁ) (Malayalam), നശിപ്പിക്കൽ (naśippikkal) (Malayalam), whakangaromanga (Maori), whakamōtītanga (Maori), turakanga (Maori), anea (Maori), kore (Maori), whakamōtī (Maori), urupatu (Maori), ngaromanga (Maori), orotā (Maori), takakino (Maori), aneatanga (Maori), नाश (nāś) [masculine] (Marathi), विनाश (vināś) [masculine] (Marathi), ødeleggelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), atipāta [masculine] (Pali), تخریب (taxrib) (Persian), niszczenie [neuter] (Polish), zniszczenie [neuter] (Polish), destrukcja [feminine] (Polish), destruição [feminine] (Portuguese), distrugere [feminine] (Romanian), разруше́ние (razrušénije) [neuter] (Russian), уничтоже́ние (uničtožénije) [neuter] (Russian), नाश (nāśa) [masculine] (Sanskrit), विनाश (vināśa) [masculine] (Sanskrit), भङ्ग (bhaṅga) [masculine] (Sanskrit), संहार (saṃhāra) (Sanskrit), निधन (nidhana) [masculine] (Sanskrit), ध्वंस (dhvaṃsa) [masculine] (Sanskrit), विभङ्ग (vibhaṅga) [masculine] (Sanskrit), विध्वंश (vidhvaṃśa) [masculine] (Sanskrit), विघटन (vighaṭana) [masculine] (Sanskrit), milleadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), униште́ње [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), uništénje [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), distruzziuni [feminine] (Sicilian), zničenie [neuter] (Slovak), uničenje [neuter] (Slovene), destrucción (Spanish), uharibifu (Swahili), maangamizi (Swahili), förstörelse [common-gender] (Swedish), ödeläggelse [common-gender] (Swedish), тахриб (taxrib) (Tajik), การทำลาย (Thai), nkelñe (Tocharian B), izmihlal [archaic] (Turkish), harap etme (Turkish), tahribat (Turkish), yıkma (Turkish), yok etme (Turkish), 𐎕𐎎𐎚 (ṣmt) (Ugaritic), руйнува́ння (rujnuvánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), зни́щення (znýščennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), aball [masculine] (Welsh), אומקום (umkum) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-destruction-en-noun-PIRnS8so Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'act of destroying': 99 1
  2. The results of a destructive event. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (results of a destructive event): разрушение (razrušenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), destrucció [feminine] (Catalan), 毀滅 (Chinese Mandarin), 毁灭 (huǐmiè) (Chinese Mandarin), 破壞 (Chinese Mandarin), 破坏 (pòhuài) (Chinese Mandarin), zkáza [feminine] (Czech), detruado (Esperanto), detruo (Esperanto), tuho (Finnish), hävitys (Finnish), destrución [feminine] (Galician), Zerstörung [feminine] (German), καταστροφή (katastrofí) [feminine] (Greek), eyðilegging [feminine] (Icelandic), distruzione [feminine] (Italian), 潰滅 (kaimetsu) (alt: かいめつ) (Japanese), 滅亡 (metsubō) (alt: めつぼう) (Japanese), 倒壊 (tōkai) (alt: とうかい) (Japanese), നാശം (nāśaṁ) (Malayalam), नाश (nāś) [masculine] (Marathi), विनाश (vināś) [masculine] (Marathi), zniszczenie [neuter] (Polish), niszczenie [neuter] (Polish), destrukcja [feminine] (Polish), destruição [feminine] (Portuguese), distrugere [feminine] (Romanian), разруше́ния (razrušénija) [neuter, plural] (Russian), नाश (nāśa) [masculine] (Sanskrit), creach [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), milleadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), destrucción [feminine] (Spanish), förstörelse [common-gender] (Swedish), ödeläggelse [common-gender] (Swedish), nautalñe (Tocharian B), yıkım (Turkish), harabiyet (Turkish), руйнува́ння (rujnuvánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-destruction-en-noun-O87-yPbC Disambiguation of 'results of a destructive event': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: self-destruction Derived forms: creative destruction, demand destruction, destruction permit, mass destruction, mutual assured destruction, mutually assured destruction, weapon of mass destruction Related terms: devastation, destroy, disaster, killing

Noun [French]

IPA: /dɛs.tʁyk.sjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-destruction.ogg Forms: destructions [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French destrucion, borrowed from Latin dēstrūctiōnem. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|destrucion|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French destrucion, {{inh+|fr|fro|destrucion}} Inherited from Old French destrucion, {{bor|fr|la|dēstrūctiō|dēstrūctiōnem}} Latin dēstrūctiōnem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} destruction f (plural destructions)
  1. destruction Tags: feminine Derived forms: arme de destruction massive Related terms: détruire, indestructible
    Sense id: en-destruction-fr-noun-lQey2qBB Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "tadmīr",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "تَدْمِير"
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          "roman": "talaf",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
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          ],
          "word": "تَلَف"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "rujnavánnje",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "руйнава́нне"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "razburénnje",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "разбурэ́нне"
        },
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "zniščénnje",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "знішчэ́нне"
        },
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razrušénie",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "разруше́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "uništožénie",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "унищоже́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "destrucció"
        },
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "毀滅"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "huǐmiè",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "毁灭"
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        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "破壞"
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        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "pòhuài",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "破坏"
        },
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "destrukce"
        },
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "zničení"
        },
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ødelæggelse"
        },
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "vernietiging"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "detruo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "tuhoaminen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "hävitys"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "hävittäminen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "destruction"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "destrución"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ganadgureba",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "განადგურება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "dangreva",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "დანგრევა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Zerstörung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Vernichtung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "fralusts",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "qisteins",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "katastrofí",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "καταστροφή"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "syntriví",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "συντριβή"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "afanismós",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "αφανισμός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "chalasmós",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "χαλασμός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "katedáfisi",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "κατεδάφιση"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "katálysi",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "κατάλυση"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "apṓleia",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ἀπώλεια"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "ólethros",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ὄλεθρος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "loigós",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "λοιγός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ha",
          "lang": "Hausa",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "ɓarna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "harisá",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "הריסה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "héres",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "הרס"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "hashmadá",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "הַשְׁמָדָה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "khurbán",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "חֻרְבָּן"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "nāś",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "नाश"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "vināś",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "विनाश"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "eyðilegging"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "loitiméireacht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "líomhadh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "eirleach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "urbhaidh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "argain"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "distruzione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "alt": "はかい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hakai",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "破壊"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "alt": "はき",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "haki",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "破棄"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "alt": "いんめつ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "inmetsu",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "湮滅"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "alt": "破壞",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "pagoe",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "파괴"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "alt": "滅亡",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "myeolmang",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "멸망"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "nahêştin",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "ناھێشتن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "wêranî",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "وێرانی"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "kān tham lāi",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "ການທຳລາຍ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "exitium"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "clādes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "uništuvanje",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "уништување"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "saṁhāraṁ",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "സംഹാരം"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "naśippikkal",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "നശിപ്പിക്കൽ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "whakangaromanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "whakamōtītanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "turakanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "anea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "kore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "whakamōtī"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "urupatu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "ngaromanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "orotā"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "takakino"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "aneatanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "nāś",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "नाश"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "vināś",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "विनाश"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ødeleggelse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "pi",
          "lang": "Pali",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "atipāta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "taxrib",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "تخریب"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "niszczenie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "zniszczenie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "destrukcja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "destruição"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "distrugere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "razrušénije",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "разруше́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "uničtožénije",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "уничтоже́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "nāśa",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "नाश"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "vināśa",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "विनाश"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "bhaṅga",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "भङ्ग"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "saṃhāra",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "संहार"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "nidhana",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "निधन"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "dhvaṃsa",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ध्वंस"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "vibhaṅga",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "विभङ्ग"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "vidhvaṃśa",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "विध्वंश"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "vighaṭana",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "विघटन"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "milleadh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "униште́ње"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "uništénje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "distruzziuni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "zničenie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "uničenje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "pótopjenje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "wopusćenje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "destrucción"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "uharibifu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "maangamizi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "förstörelse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "ödeläggelse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "taxrib",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "тахриб"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "การทำลาย"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "nkelñe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "izmihlal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "harap etme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "tahribat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "yıkma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "yok etme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "uga",
          "lang": "Ugaritic",
          "roman": "ṣmt",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "word": "𐎕𐎎𐎚"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "rujnuvánnja",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "руйнува́ння"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "znýščennja",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "зни́щення"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "aball"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "umkum",
          "sense": "act of destroying",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "אומקום"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Amid the seemingly endless destruction, a single flower bloomed.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The results of a destructive event."
      ],
      "id": "en-destruction-en-noun-O87-yPbC",
      "links": [
        [
          "destructive",
          "destructive"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razrušenie",
          "sense": "results of a destructive event",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "разрушение"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "results of a destructive event",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "destrucció"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "results of a destructive event",
          "word": "毀滅"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "huǐmiè",
          "sense": "results of a destructive event",
          "word": "毁灭"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "results of a destructive event",
          "word": "破壞"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "pòhuài",
          "sense": "results of a destructive event",
          "word": "破坏"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "results of a destructive event",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "zkáza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "results of a destructive event",
          "word": "detruado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "results of a destructive event",
          "word": "detruo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "results of a destructive event",
          "word": "tuho"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "results of a destructive event",
          "word": "hävitys"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "results of a destructive event",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "destrución"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "results of a destructive event",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Zerstörung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "katastrofí",
          "sense": "results of a destructive event",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "καταστροφή"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "results of a destructive event",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "eyðilegging"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "results of a destructive event",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "distruzione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "alt": "かいめつ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kaimetsu",
          "sense": "results of a destructive event",
          "word": "潰滅"
        },
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      "word": "χαλασμός"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katedáfisi",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "κατεδάφιση"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katálysi",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "κατάλυση"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "apṓleia",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἀπώλεια"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ólethros",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ὄλεθρος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "loigós",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λοιγός"
    },
    {
      "code": "ha",
      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "ɓarna"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "harisá",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "הריסה"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "héres",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "הרס"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hashmadá",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "הַשְׁמָדָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "khurbán",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "חֻרְבָּן"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "nāś",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "नाश"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vināś",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "विनाश"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eyðilegging"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "loitiméireacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "líomhadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eirleach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "urbhaidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "argain"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "distruzione"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はかい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hakai",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "破壊"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "haki",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "破棄"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いんめつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "inmetsu",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "湮滅"
    },
    {
      "alt": "破壞",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "pagoe",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "파괴"
    },
    {
      "alt": "滅亡",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "myeolmang",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "멸망"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "nahêştin",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "ناھێشتن"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "wêranî",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "وێرانی"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "kān tham lāi",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "ການທຳລາຍ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "exitium"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "clādes"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "uništuvanje",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "уништување"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "saṁhāraṁ",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "സംഹാരം"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "naśippikkal",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "നശിപ്പിക്കൽ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "whakangaromanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "whakamōtītanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "turakanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "anea"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "kore"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "whakamōtī"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "urupatu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "ngaromanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "orotā"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "takakino"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "aneatanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "nāś",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "नाश"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "vināś",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "विनाश"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ødeleggelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "pi",
      "lang": "Pali",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "atipāta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "taxrib",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "تخریب"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "niszczenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zniszczenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "destrukcja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "destruição"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "distrugere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razrušénije",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "разруше́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uničtožénije",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "уничтоже́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "nāśa",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "नाश"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "vināśa",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "विनाश"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "bhaṅga",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "भङ्ग"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "saṃhāra",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "संहार"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "nidhana",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "निधन"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "dhvaṃsa",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ध्वंस"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "vibhaṅga",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "विभङ्ग"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "vidhvaṃśa",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "विध्वंश"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "vighaṭana",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "विघटन"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "milleadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "униште́ње"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "uništénje"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "distruzziuni"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zničenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "uničenje"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pótopjenje"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "wopusćenje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "destrucción"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "uharibifu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "maangamizi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "förstörelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ödeläggelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "taxrib",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "тахриб"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "การทำลาย"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "nkelñe"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "izmihlal"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "harap etme"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "tahribat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "yıkma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "yok etme"
    },
    {
      "code": "uga",
      "lang": "Ugaritic",
      "roman": "ṣmt",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "word": "𐎕𐎎𐎚"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rujnuvánnja",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "руйнува́ння"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "znýščennja",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "зни́щення"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aball"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "umkum",
      "sense": "act of destroying",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "אומקום"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razrušenie",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "разрушение"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "destrucció"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "word": "毀滅"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huǐmiè",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "word": "毁灭"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "word": "破壞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "pòhuài",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "word": "破坏"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zkáza"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "word": "detruado"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "word": "detruo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "word": "tuho"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "word": "hävitys"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "destrución"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zerstörung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katastrofí",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "καταστροφή"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eyðilegging"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "distruzione"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かいめつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kaimetsu",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "word": "潰滅"
    },
    {
      "alt": "めつぼう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "metsubō",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "word": "滅亡"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とうかい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tōkai",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "word": "倒壊"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "nāśaṁ",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "word": "നാശം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "nāś",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "नाश"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "vināś",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "विनाश"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zniszczenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "niszczenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "destrukcja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "destruição"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "distrugere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razrušénija",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "разруше́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "nāśa",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "नाश"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "creach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "milleadh"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "destrucción"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "förstörelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ödeläggelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "word": "nautalñe"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "word": "yıkım"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "word": "harabiyet"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rujnuvánnja",
      "sense": "results of a destructive event",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "руйнува́ння"
    }
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}

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      "word": "arme de destruction massive"
    }
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        "2": "fro",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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    },
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        "3": "destrucion"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
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        "4": "dēstrūctiōnem"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "destructions",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "détruire"
    },
    {
      "word": "indestructible"
    }
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        "French entries with incorrect language header",
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        "French nouns",
        "French terms borrowed from Latin",
        "French terms derived from Latin",
        "French terms derived from Old French",
        "French terms inherited from Old French",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with audio links"
      ],
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          "destruction#English"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/dɛs.tʁyk.sjɔ̃/"
    },
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      "audio": "Fr-destruction.ogg",
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      "text": "Audio"
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  ],
  "word": "destruction"
}

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