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Destroy Pronunciation
Destroy is pronounced di-STROY, IPA /dɪˈstrɔɪ/.
di-STROY
US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ · UK /dɪˈstrɔɪ/
Syllables: di · STROY (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To damage something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.
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Destroy in a Sentence
- Fire destroyed most of the roof.
- Do not destroy the receipts until April.
- One bad season can destroy a small business.
Common Mispronunciations of Destroy
Not DE-stroy
Destroy, destroyed and destroying all keep the punch on the same beat, while destruction moves it forward.
Not di-STRAW
The oy glide has to finish. Stopping at the aw loses the second half of the vowel and the y with it.
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