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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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