the act of destroying

wanton destruction of a town.

the condition of being destroyed; demolition; annihilation.

a cause or means of destroying.

noun

building , construction , creation , improvement , reparation , restoration , conservation preservation , perpetuation

noun

abolishing , abolition , annihilation , assassinating , bane , carnage , crashing , crushing , disintegrating , disrupting , dissolving , downfall , elimination , end , eradication , extermination , extinction , extinguishing , extirpation , havoc , invalidating , invalidation , liquidation , loss , massacre , murder , overthrow , ravaging , ruin , ruination , sacking , shattering , slaughter , slaying , subjugation , subversion , subverting , undoing , wreckage , wrecking , devastation , wrack , wreck , damage , impairment , destroyer , wrecker , decay , demolition , desolation , doom , genocide , holocaust , iconoclasm , perdition , shambles , vandalism , waste