Destruction
Destruction noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Infliction and destruction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Infliction" instead a noun "Destruction".
Infliction
Infliction noun - The act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo).
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Synonyms for Infliction
Destruction and infliction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Destruction" instead a noun "Infliction".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- crash and destruction
- crash and infliction
- havoc and destruction
- havoc and infliction
- ruin and destruction
- ruin and infliction
- wreck and destruction
- wreck and infliction
- disaster and destruction
- disaster and infliction
- detriment and destruction
- detriment and infliction
- injury and destruction
- injury and infliction
How words are described
| successful | successful destruction | successful infliction |
| reckless | reckless destruction | reckless infliction |
Both words in one sentence
- Averted in Chronicle, where the protagonists use telekinesis in virtually every way imaginable, including infliction of lethality and destruction.
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