ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"

disaster - an act that has disastrous consequences

kill - the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"

laying waste, ruining, wrecking, ruination, ruin - destruction achieved by wrecking something

demolishing, tearing down, leveling, razing - complete destruction of a building

annihilation, obliteration - destruction by annihilating something

decimation - destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)

self-destruction - the act of destroying yourself; "his insistence was pure self-destruction"

neutralisation, neutralization - (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)

sabotage - a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged

extermination, liquidation - the act of exterminating

holocaust - an act of great destruction and loss of life

demolition - the act of demolishing

spoliation - (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence

hooliganism, malicious mischief, vandalism - willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

annihilation, disintegration - total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"

eradication, obliteration - the complete destruction of every trace of something

ravage, depredation - (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depradations of age and disease"

razing, wrecking - the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled

ruination, ruin - an event that results in destruction

wrack, rack - the destruction or collapse of something; "wrack and ruin"

state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"