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Destruction vs Killing - What's the difference?

destruction | killing |

As nouns the difference between destruction and killing

is that destruction is the act of destroying while killing is an instance of someone being killed.

As a verb killing is

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As an adjective killing is

that literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.

destruction

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of destroying.
    • The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon.
  • The results of a destructive event.
    • Amid the seemingly endless destruction , a single flower bloomed.

    Antonyms

    * construction

    Related terms

    * destroy * destructionless * destructive

    See also

    * devastation ----

    killing

    English

    (wikipedia killing)

    Verb

    (head)
    • This work is killing me.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
  • Devastatingly attractive.
  • That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny.
  • * 1978 , (Lawrence Durrell), Livia'', Faber & Faber 1992 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 471:
    • Livia found her ‘killing ’, and derived such amusement from her Martinique French that he was forced to enjoy her as well.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an instance of someone being killed
  • (informal) A large amount of money.
    • He made a killing on the stock market.

    Derived terms

    * honour killing / honor killing * killingly * make a killing * nonkilling * targeted killing * thrill killing