Wrecking — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled

destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛkɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛkɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛkɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛkɪŋ/.

Examples

The kid busted up the car

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bust up wreck ruination ruining laying waste wrack razing ruin

Parts of Speech

noun	the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
noun	destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
verb	smash or break forcefully “The kid busted up the car”

Word Forms

raze	verb	tear down so as to make flat with the ground
ruin	verb	reduce to ruins
wreck	verb	smash or break forcefully
wreck	noun	something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
wrecker	noun	someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job
wreckage	noun	the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
wrecking	noun	destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
wrack	noun	the destruction or collapse of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zerstörung

der Fall, dass ein Bauwerk vollständig abgerissen und eingeebnet wird

🇫🇷French

naufrage

le cas où une structure serait complètement démolie et nivelée

🇪🇸Spanish

demolición

el caso de que una estructura sea completamente demolida y nivelada

🇮🇹Italian

demolizione

caso di completa demolizione e livellamento di una struttura

🇳🇱Dutch

vernieling

het geval dat een bouwwerk volledig wordt gesloopt en met de grond gelijk gemaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

destruindo

o caso de uma estrutura ser completamente demolida e nivelada

🇷🇺Russian

вредительство

случае полного сноса и выравнивания конструкции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नष्ट

किसी संरचना को पूरी तरह से ध्वस्त और समतल कर दिए जाने की घटना

🇧🇩Bengali

ধ্বংস করা

একটি কাঠামো সম্পূর্ণরূপে ভেঙে ফেলা এবং সমতল করার ঘটনা

🇮🇳Tamil

சிதைக்கும்

ஒரு கட்டமைப்பு முற்றிலும் இடித்து தரைமட்டமாக்கப்பட்ட நிகழ்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

ధ్వంసం

ఒక నిర్మాణం పూర్తిగా కూల్చివేయబడి, చదును చేయబడిన సంఘటన

🇮🇳Marathi

नाश

संरचना पूर्णपणे पाडून समतल होण्याची घटना

🇮🇳Gujarati

બરબાદી

માળખું સંપૂર્ણપણે તોડી નાખવાની અને સમતળ કરવાની ઘટના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧ್ವಂಸಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು

ಒಂದು ರಚನೆಯನ್ನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಕೆಡವಿ ನೆಲಸಮಗೊಳಿಸಿದ ಘಟನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തകർക്കുന്നു

ഒരു ഘടന പൂർണ്ണമായും പൊളിച്ച് നിരപ്പാക്കുന്ന സംഭവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਬਾਹੀ

ਇੱਕ ਢਾਂਚੇ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਢਾਹੁਣ ਅਤੇ ਸਮਤਲ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਘਟਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تباہی

کسی ڈھانچے کو مکمل طور پر مسمار کرنے اور برابر کرنے کا واقعہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

破坏

建筑物被完全拆除并夷平的事件

🇯🇵Japanese

破壊する

構造物が完全に破壊されて平らになる出来事

🇰🇷Korean

파멸

구조물이 완전히 철거되고 수평이 되는 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phá hoại

trường hợp một công trình bị phá hủy hoàn toàn và san bằng

🇹🇭Thai

การทำลายล้าง

กรณีรื้อถอนและปรับระดับโครงสร้างทั้งหมด

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghancuran

jika suatu bangunan dibongkar seluruhnya dan diratakan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagwasak

ang kaganapan ng isang istraktura ay ganap na giniba at leveled

🇲🇾Malay

merosakkan

kejadian struktur dirobohkan dan diratakan sepenuhnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تدمير

حالة هدم المبنى بالكامل وتسويته

🇮🇷Persian

ویران کردن

در صورت تخریب و تسطیح کامل یک سازه

🇹🇷Turkish

yıkım

bir yapının tamamen yıkılıp tesviye edilmesi olayı

🇮🇱Hebrew

הרס

אירוע של הריסה ויישור של מבנה לחלוטין

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The primary meaning of 'wrecking' is 'the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled'.

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

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