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CEFR B1+ · Verbs
destroy
/dɪˈstrɔɪ/ 📚 Module 6: The Environment - Optional (p.335-338)
Synonyms & Antonyms
To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired. It implies a complete and often violent ruin.
Synonyms
demolish
ruin
annihilate
wreck
devastate
Antonyms
create
build
construct
repair
restore
Translations
destroy in your language
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عربي
تدمير شيء يعني إلحاق ضرر كبير به لدرجة أنه لم يعد موجودًا أو لا يمكن إصلاحه.
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اردو
کسی چیز کو تباہ کرنا مطلب اسے اتنا نقصان پہنچانا کہ وہ مکمل طور پر ختم ہو جائے یا مرمت کے قابل نہ رہے۔
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हिंदी
किसी चीज़ को नष्ट करना मतलब उसे इतना नुकसान पहुँचाना कि वह अब मौजूद न रहे या उसकी मरम्मत न की जा सके।
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中文
摧毁某物意味着对其造成如此大的损害，以至于它不再存在或无法修复。
Easy Explanation
Plain English Breakdown
When you destroy something, you break it completely. It cannot be used or fixed anymore. It's gone.
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Memory TipThink of 'D' for 'Destroy' and 'Damage' – both start with D and mean to break something.
Contextual Examples
How to use in a sentence
The earthquake could destroy (ruin completely) many buildings in the city.
If we don't protect the environment, we might destroy (damage beyond repair) natural habitats for animals.
The strong winds threatened to destroy (break apart) the old wooden fence.
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