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construction (kuhn STRUK shuhn) (noun)
The product of the building or creating process, using building materials, words, etc.: The construction of the sentence consisted of both individual words and phrases.

The construction of the skyscraper started with much ceremony and many speeches.

destruction (di STRUK shuhn) (noun)
Ruin, the process or act of tearing something down, literally or figuratively: The whispered scandal of Lila's illness proved to be the destruction of her career.

The company had a contract authorizing the complete destruction of the old building, to make way for the new skyscraper.

English is an interesting language; for example, the word raise means the construction of something; however the word raze means the destruction of something.

destruction (s) (noun), destructions (pl)
The action or process of causing so much damage to something that it can no longer exist or it cannot be repaired: "The fire caused the destruction of two landmarks."

"Wars often result in death and widespread destruction."

This entry is located in the following units: de- (page 41) stru-, struct-, -structure, -struction, -structive (page 3) -tion (page 8)
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(Latin: collapse; serious damage; destruction)
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self-destruction (noun)
The act of seriously hurting or killing oneself: "His excessive drinking started him on the path to self-destruction."
This entry is located in the following unit: stru-, struct-, -structure, -struction, -structive (page 10)
total destruction
This entry is located in the following unit: Pleonasms or Tautological Redundancies (page 22)