Destruct — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

destroy (one's own missile or rocket)

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹɛpˈɑːniz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstɹˈʌkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstɹˈʌkt/

2 syllables Say it as /dɹɛpˈɑːniz/.

Examples

The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons
The fire destroyed the house

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

destroy

Parts of Speech

verb	destroy (one's own missile or rocket) “The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons”
verb	do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of “The fire destroyed the house”

Word Forms

destructible	adjective	easily destroyed
destructive	adjective	causing destruction or much damage
destruction	noun	the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
destroyer	noun	a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zerstören

zerstören (die eigene Rakete oder Rakete)

🇫🇷French

détruire

détruire (son propre missile ou fusée)

🇪🇸Spanish

destruir

destruir (el propio misil o cohete)

🇮🇹Italian

distruggere

distruggere (il proprio missile o razzo)

🇳🇱Dutch

vernietigen

vernietigen (de eigen raket of raket)

🇵🇹Portuguese

destruir

destruir (o próprio míssil ou foguete)

🇷🇺Russian

уничтожить

уничтожить (свою ракету или ракету)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विध्वंस करना

नष्ट करना (अपनी मिसाइल या रॉकेट)

🇧🇩Bengali

ধ্বংস

ধ্বংস করা (নিজের ক্ষেপণাস্ত্র বা রকেট)

🇮🇳Tamil

அழிக்க

அழிக்கவும் (ஒருவரின் சொந்த ஏவுகணை அல்லது ராக்கெட்)

🇮🇳Telugu

నాశనం

నాశనం (ఒకరి స్వంత క్షిపణి లేదా రాకెట్)

🇮🇳Marathi

नाश

नष्ट करणे (स्वतःचे क्षेपणास्त्र किंवा रॉकेट)

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાશ

નાશ (પોતાની મિસાઇલ અથવા રોકેટ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಶಮಾಡು

ನಾಶ (ಒಬ್ಬರ ಸ್ವಂತ ಕ್ಷಿಪಣಿ ಅಥವಾ ರಾಕೆಟ್)

🇮🇳Malayalam

നശിപ്പിക്കുക

നശിപ്പിക്കുക (ഒരാളുടെ സ്വന്തം മിസൈൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ റോക്കറ്റ്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਬਾਹ

ਨਸ਼ਟ ਕਰੋ (ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਆਪਣੀ ਮਿਜ਼ਾਈਲ ਜਾਂ ਰਾਕੇਟ)

🇵🇰Urdu

تباہ

تباہ کرنا (کسی کا اپنا میزائل یا راکٹ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

破坏

摧毁（自己的导弹或火箭）

🇯🇵Japanese

破壊する

（自分のミサイルやロケットを）破壊する

🇰🇷Korean

파괴하다

파괴하다 (자신의 미사일이나 로켓을) 파괴하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phá hủy

phá hủy (tên lửa hoặc tên lửa của chính mình)

🇹🇭Thai

ทำลายล้าง

ทำลาย (ขีปนาวุธหรือจรวดของตัวเอง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghancurkan

menghancurkan (misil atau roket milik sendiri)

🇵🇭Filipino

sirain

sirain (sariling missile o rocket)

🇲🇾Malay

memusnahkan

memusnahkan (peluru berpandu atau roket sendiri)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تدمير

تدمير (صاروخ أو صاروخ خاص به)

🇮🇷Persian

نابود کردن

نابود کردن (موشک یا موشک خود)

🇹🇷Turkish

yok etmek

yok etmek (kişinin kendi füzesini veya roketini)

🇮🇱Hebrew

להרוס

להשמיד (טיל או רקטה של עצמך)

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'destruct'?

The primary meaning of 'destruct' is 'destroy (one's own missile or rocket)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'destruct' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'destruct' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'destruct' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'destruct' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'destruct' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'destruct' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'destruct' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'destruct' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'destruct' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'destruct' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted