Collocations for destruction - noun
ADJ.
complete, total, wholesale | large-scale, mass, massive, widespread
modern weapons of mass destruction
modern weapons of mass destruction
rapid | systematic | wanton
the wanton destruction of public property
the wanton destruction of public property
environmental, forest, habitat
the environmental destruction caused by road building
the environmental destruction caused by road building
VERB + DESTRUCTION
bring (about), cause, lead to, result in, wreak
(formal) the destruction brought about by war He gasped as he saw how much destruction she had wrought with the hammer.
(formal) the destruction brought about by war He gasped as he saw how much destruction she had wrought with the hammer.
prevent
Some shopkeepers closed early to prevent the wholesale destruction of their property by the hooligans.
Some shopkeepers closed early to prevent the wholesale destruction of their property by the hooligans.
PHRASES
leave a trail of destruction
The tornado left a trail of destruction behind it.
The tornado left a trail of destruction behind it.
the seeds of destruction
By doubling its prices, the industry sowed the seeds of its own destruction.
By doubling its prices, the industry sowed the seeds of its own destruction.
test sth to destruction
Children will quickly test their toys to destruction.
Children will quickly test their toys to destruction.