desolation, devastation - the state of being decayed or destroyed

building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

decay - the process of gradually becoming inferior

demolition, wipeout, destruction - an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

devastation, desolation - an event that results in total destruction

shipwreck - an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance"

failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"

finish - the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict); "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish"

destruction, devastation - termination by an act of destruction

burn, burn down, fire - destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"

devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge, desolate, waste - devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

ravage, harry - make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes

break - find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof"

bust, break - ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"

vandalise, vandalize - destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism; "vandalize the park"

do a job on - destroy completely or make ugly or useless; "The dog did a job on my pillow"; "The semastress did a job on my wedding gown"

subvert - destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"

get - overcome or destroy; "The ice storm got my hibiscus"; "the cat got the goldfish"

devour - destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"

despoil, rape, plunder, violate, spoil - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"

explode - destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge"

consume - destroy completely; "The fire consumed the building"

shipwreck - destroy a ship; "The vessel was shipwrecked"

bust up, wrack, wreck - smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car"

kick down, kick in - open violently; "kick in the doors"

wash out - wear or destroy by the force of water; "The hail storms had washed out the bridges"

frustrate, queer, scotch, thwart, foil, baffle, bilk, cross, spoil - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"

undo - cause the ruin or downfall of; "A single mistake undid the President and he had to resign"

break - cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright"

shipwreck - ruin utterly; "You have shipwrecked my career"

impoverish - make poor

devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge, desolate, waste - devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

copulate, mate, couple, pair - make love; "Birds mate in the Spring"

delapidate, decay, crumble - fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"