wrecking vs destruction

wrecking and destruction both are nouns.

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

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

wrecking: destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
destruction: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

Other hypernyms of wrecking include devastation.

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

Other hypernyms of wrecking include demolition, wipeout.

wrecking (noun)	destruction (noun)
destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined	the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled	an event that completely destroys something
	a final state