Demolishing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

complete destruction of a building

destroy completely

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/doʊdˈɛkɐθɪən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪmˈɒlɪʃɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪmˈɒlɪʃɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /doʊdˈɛkɐθɪən/.

Examples

the wrecking ball demolished the building
demolish your enemies
pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

smash pulverize demolish destroy pulverise razing leveling tearing down crush

Parts of Speech

noun	complete destruction of a building
verb	destroy completely “the wrecking ball demolished the building”
verb	humiliate or depress completely “She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation”
verb	defeat soundly “The home team demolished the visitors”

Word Forms

raze	verb	tear down so as to make flat with the ground
demolish	verb	destroy completely
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

abreißen

völlige Zerstörung eines Gebäudes

🇫🇷French

démolition

destruction totale d'un bâtiment

🇪🇸Spanish

demoledor

destrucción completa de un edificio

🇮🇹Italian

demolendo

distruzione completa di un edificio

🇳🇱Dutch

slopen

volledige vernieling van een gebouw

🇵🇹Portuguese

demolição

destruição completa de um edifício

🇷🇺Russian

снос

полное разрушение здания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ध्वस्त

किसी भवन का पूर्ण विनाश

🇧🇩Bengali

ধ্বংস করা

একটি ভবন সম্পূর্ণ ধ্বংস

🇮🇳Tamil

இடிப்பது

ஒரு கட்டிடத்தின் முழுமையான அழிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

పడగొట్టడం

భవనం యొక్క పూర్తి విధ్వంసం

🇮🇳Marathi

पाडणे

इमारतीचा संपूर्ण नाश

🇮🇳Gujarati

તોડી પાડવું

ઇમારતનો સંપૂર્ણ વિનાશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆಡವುವುದು

ಕಟ್ಟಡದ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ನಾಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊളിക്കുന്നു

ഒരു കെട്ടിടത്തിൻ്റെ പൂർണ്ണമായ നാശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਢਾਹ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

ਇੱਕ ਇਮਾਰਤ ਦੀ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਬਾਹੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مسمار کرنا

عمارت کی مکمل تباہی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拆除

建筑物完全毁坏

🇯🇵Japanese

取り壊す

建物の完全な破壊

🇰🇷Korean

철거

건물의 완전한 파괴

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phá hủy

phá hủy hoàn toàn một tòa nhà

🇹🇭Thai

กำลังรื้อถอน

การทำลายอาคารโดยสมบูรณ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghancurkan

kehancuran total sebuah bangunan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagwawasak

ganap na pagkasira ng isang gusali

🇲🇾Malay

merobohkan

kemusnahan sepenuhnya bangunan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هدم

تدمير كامل للمبنى

🇮🇷Persian

تخریب

تخریب کامل یک ساختمان

🇹🇷Turkish

yıkma

bir binanın tamamen yıkılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

הורס

הרס מוחלט של בניין

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