destruction vs neutralization

neutralization vs destruction

destruction and neutralization both are nouns.

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

As nouns, neutralization is a hyponym of destruction; that is, neutralization is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than destruction:

destruction: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
neutralization: (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)

Other hyponyms of destruction include disaster, kill, laying waste, ruin, ruination, ruining, wrecking, demolishing, leveling, razing, tearing down, annihilation, obliteration, decimation, self-destruction, neutralisation, sabotage, extermination, liquidation, holocaust, demolition, spoliation, hooliganism, malicious mischief, vandalism.

destruction (noun)	neutralization (noun)
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists	action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
an event that completely destroys something	action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war
a final state	(euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)
	a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water

Difference between destruction and neutralization

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