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   Dem·o·li·tion

   /ˌdeməˈliSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of demolishing or being demolished: "the monument was saved from demolition" Similar destructionknocking downpulling downtearing downflatteningrazinglevelingbulldozingclearanceobliterationannihilationdestructionwreckingrefutationdisprovaldisprovingOpposite constructionconfirmation
   • ▪ an overwhelming defeat: "Ireland's demolition of England" Similar defeatconquestvanquishingtrouncingroutingroutinformal:massacreannihilationslaughterlickingthrashingclobberinghammering

   Word Origin mid 16th century: via French from Latin demolitio(n-), from the verb demoliri (see demolish).

   Derivatives

   • 1. demolitionist noun

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