destruction vs destroy

destruction is a noun but destroy is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
destruction	Yes	No	No	No
destroy	No	No	Yes	No

destruction (noun)	destroy (noun)
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
an event that completely destroys something
a final state

destruction (verb)	destroy (verb)
	defeat soundly and humiliatingly
	destroy completely; damage irreparably
	put (an animal) to death
	do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of