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Destruction Pronunciation
Destruction is pronounced di-STRUHK-shuhn, IPA /dɪˈstrəkʃən/.
di-STRUHK-shuhn
US /dɪˈstrəkʃən/ · UK /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/
Syllables: di · STRUHK · shuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The act of damaging something so badly that it no longer exists.
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Destruction in a Sentence
- The storm left a trail of destruction along the coast.
- Destruction of the records took less than an hour.
- He watched the destruction of the old pier from his window.
Common Mispronunciations of Destruction
Not DEE-struhk-shuhn
STRUHK is the loud beat and the opening is a weak di.
Not di-STRUK-tee-uhn
Everything after the k runs into a single shuhn.
Tip: Destroy and destruction change both vowel and stress: di-STROY against di-STRUHK-shuhn.
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