destrucción
destruction
noun des-trook-SYOHN Less Common
Origin: From Latin destructio, from destruere (to pull down).
Usage Note
Destrucción is used both literally (physical destruction of buildings or places) and figuratively (destruction of relationships, economies). The related verb is destruir and the adjective is destructivo. Note that destruir has an irregular conjugation with a y inserted (destruyo, destruyes).
Examples
"La guerra causó una destrucción enorme."
Natural Translation
The war caused enormous destruction.

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