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disintegration vs destruction

destruction vs disintegration

disintegration and destruction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disintegration Yes No No No
destruction Yes No No No
As nouns, destruction is a hypernym of disintegration; that is, destruction is a word with a broader meaning than disintegration:
  • disintegration: total destruction
  • destruction: an event that completely destroys something
Other hypernyms of disintegration include demolition, wipeout.
disintegration (noun) destruction (noun)
total destruction the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
separation into component parts an event that completely destroys something
the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation a final state
in a decomposed state
a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system
Difference between disintegration and destruction

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