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demolition

nounmasculinegeneral useuncommon/dɨʀubi/der·ru·be

Definition

1

The act of pulling or knocking something down; overthrow.

Usage examples

“The demolition of the old building began yesterday.”
“The coup led to the demolition of the regime.”

Common combinations

tree demolitiondemolition of a governmentdemolition plan