“She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation”
verb
defeat soundly
“The home team demolished the visitors”
Word Forms
demolition
noun
an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
demolishing
noun
complete destruction of a building
pulverization
noun
annihilation by pulverizing something
pulverisation
noun
annihilation by pulverizing something
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
zerstören
komplett zerstören
🇫🇷French
démolir
détruire complètement
🇪🇸Spanish
demoler
destruir completamente
🇮🇹Italian
demolire
distruggere completamente
🇳🇱Dutch
slopen
volledig vernietigen
🇵🇹Portuguese
demolir
destruir completamente
🇷🇺Russian
снести
полностью уничтожить
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ध्वस्त
पूरी तरह से नष्ट कर दो
🇧🇩Bengali
ধ্বংস করা
সম্পূর্ণরূপে ধ্বংস
🇮🇳Tamil
இடிக்க
முற்றிலும் அழிக்க
🇮🇳Telugu
పడగొట్టు
పూర్తిగా నాశనం
🇮🇳Marathi
पाडणे
पूर्णपणे नष्ट करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
તોડી પાડવું
સંપૂર્ણપણે નાશ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕೆಡವಲು
ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ನಾಶಮಾಡು
🇮🇳Malayalam
പൊളിക്കുക
പൂർണ്ണമായും നശിപ്പിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਢਾਹੁਣਾ
ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਸ਼ਟ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
گرانا
مکمل طور پر تباہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
拆除
彻底摧毁
🇯🇵Japanese
取り壊す
完全に破壊する
🇰🇷Korean
헐다
완전히 파괴하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
phá hủy
phá hủy hoàn toàn
🇹🇭Thai
รื้อถอน
ทำลายล้างให้หมดสิ้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
menghancurkan
menghancurkan sepenuhnya
🇵🇭Filipino
gibain
ganap na sirain
🇲🇾Malay
merobohkan
musnah sepenuhnya
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
هدم
تدمير تماما
🇮🇷Persian
تخریب
به طور کامل نابود کند
🇹🇷Turkish
yıkmak
tamamen yok etmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לַהֲרוֹס
להרוס לחלוטין
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'demolish'?
The primary meaning of 'demolish' is 'destroy completely'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'demolish' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'demolish' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'demolish' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'demolish' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'demolish' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'demolish' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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