termination vs destruction

destruction vs termination

termination and destruction both are nouns.

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

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

termination: the act of ending something
destruction: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

Other hyponyms of termination include abort, demonetisation, demonetization, release, tone ending, closing, completion, culmination, mop up, windup, retirement, relinquishing, relinquishment, breakup, dissolution, overthrow, adjournment, dissolution, discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking, devastation, kill, killing, putting to death, abolishment, abolition, liquidation, settlement, drug withdrawal, withdrawal, closedown, closing, closure, shutdown, extinction, extinguishing, quenching, disappearance, fade, abortion, deactivation, defusing, discontinuance, discontinuation.

termination (noun)	destruction (noun)
the act of ending something	the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)	an event that completely destroys something
something that results	a final state
a place where something ends or is complete
a coming to an end of a contract period

Difference between termination and destruction

Words related to "termination"

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