destruction vs construction
Definitions
noun
- the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
- a final state
- an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
Examples
It seemed impossible that anyone could come alive through that cyclone of destruction.
She is also part of a large group of oceanographers and taphonomists of the SSETI project (Shelf / Slope Taphonomic Initiative) examining carbonate preservation and destruction across the shelf and slope regions in Gulf of Mexico and Bahamas using submersibles.
It seemed impossible that anyone could come alive through that cyclone of destruction.
Definitions
noun
- the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
- drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
- a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
- the act of constructing something
- the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
Examples
These positions are frequently referred to respectively as objectivism and constructionism.
Construction here would include offices, retail and hotels with the objective of integrating the docklands with the city centre and extending its functions to the east.
Parts of all three vases were mingled together and the position of each piece had to be painstakingly documented to aid the reconstruction.
