destructions
- 1Plural of destruction.
The chronicle lists the successive destructions of the temple across many centuries.
Repeated destructions of the bridge slowed the region's recovery after each flood.
Note
The plural exists because destruction can be counted. Each separate act of destroying, or each aftermath it leaves behind, becomes one destruction among several, as when a temple falls again and again over the centuries. The same counting applies to the old collective noun for feral cats, so destructions can also mean several such groups. When ruin is thought of as one undivided thing, the uncountable singular is used instead.
destructions is a form of destruction
destruction, noun: The act of destroying something: bringing about its ruin or putting an end to its existence. Full entry
- Forms
- destructiondestructions plural
- Spelling
- destruction → destructions: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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