destruction vs state

state vs destruction

destruction and state both are nouns.

destruction is not a verb while state is a verb.

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

As nouns, state is a hypernym of destruction; that is, state is a word with a broader meaning than destruction:

destruction: a final state
state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes

destruction (noun)	state (noun)
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists	the way something is with respect to its main attributes
an event that completely destroys something	a politically organized body of people under a single government
a final state	the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
	the territory occupied by a nation
	the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
	a state of depression or agitation
	(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

destruction (verb)	state (verb)
	express in words
	put before
	indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

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