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Adjective

Destroying

Noun

The act or state of destroying, particularly ships

The act of sabotaging something

Willful damage or destruction, often of property

Disturbance or problems which interrupt an event, activity, or process

An instance of a structure falling down or giving way

Verb

(somewhat rare) Bringing harm or injury to

Present participle for to physically destroy

Present participle for to ruin or spoil completely

Present participle for to cause the destruction or sinking of a ship

Present participle for to ruin something, especially through incompetence

Present participle for to cause to become physically weaker

Present participle for to afflict or haunt with (harm)

Present participle for to throw away (something unwanted or useless)

Present participle for to cause disorder in

Present participle for to issue, establish or apply as a charge, fine or penalty

Present participle for to cause (a large amount of damage or harm)

Present participle for to cover completely with water

(of an action or event) Present participle for to prevent from happening

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Adjective

Destroying

Noun

The act or state of destroying, particularly ships

levelling^UK

leveling^US

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The act of sabotaging something

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Willful damage or destruction, often of property

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Disturbance or problems which interrupt an event, activity, or process

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An instance of a structure falling down or giving way

Verb

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(somewhat rare) Bringing harm or injury to

vandalizing^US

vandalising^UK

driving a nail into the coffin of

maltreating

playing merry hell with

discoloring^US

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Present participle for to physically destroy

vandalising^UK

vandalizing^US

pulverising^UK

pulverizing^US

vaporising^UK

vaporizing^US

damaging beyond repair

leaving in ruins

running onto the rocks

dashing to pieces

piling up

putting out of commission

crushing

wiping out

levelling^UK

leveling^US

wiping off the face of the earth

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

wiping from the face of the earth

cleaning up

putting the kibosh on

putting out of action

blowing out of the water

bringing someone to their knees

playing merry hell with

bringing about the downfall of

playing mischief with

cutting a swath through

smashing to smithereens

destroying root and branch

removing all traces of

blocking out

wiping off face of earth

proving wrong

bombarding

blowing apart

crushing to smithereens

shooting full of holes

driving a coach and horses through

carbonising^UK

carbonizing^US

burning to the ground

gaining a victory over

demoralizing^US

running circles around

rendering incapable

knocking for six

wiping the floor with

winning

demoralising^UK

getting the better of

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“He managed to wreck his car by having the automatic garage door descend upon it.”

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Present participle for to ruin or spoil completely

putting the kibosh on

putting the lid on

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

rendering ineffective

vandalizing^US

vandalising^UK

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

laying waste

decaying

making of no use or value

putting the skids under

misshaping

deteriorating

souring

colouring^UK

coloring^US

sealing the doom of

polluting

causing the loss of

causing the sacrifice of

resulting in damage to

leading to the end of

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

striking at the foundations

putting out of action

putting out of commission

throwing a monkey wrench into

bringing a note of sadness to

raining on someone's parade

knocking the bottom out of

dragging through the mud

tunnelling^UK

queering the pitch of

tunneling^US

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“If Bette had deliberately set out to wreck her career, she could not have picked a more appropriate vehicle.”

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Present participle for to cause the destruction or sinking of a ship

“Vasco da Gama nearly lost his ship and life through the treachery of his who plotted to wreck the vessel on the reef.”

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Present participle for to ruin something, especially through incompetence

making a pig's ear of

doing something badly

making a dog's dinner of

hashing

putting a spanner in the works

getting signals crossed

putting your foot in it

blotting your copybook

snarling up

barking up the wrong tree

getting the wrong end of the stick

muffing something up

calculating wrongly

estimating wrongly

making a mistake about

making a pig's ear

making a dog's breakfast

making a mess

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Present participle for to cause to become physically weaker

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

bringing someone to their knees

putting out of action

doing up

sapping the strength of

sapping your strength

having a bad effect on

crushing

shrivelling^UK

emaciating

shriveling^US

rooting

pulling the rug out from under

confining to a wheelchair

wearing oneself to a shadow

running into the ground

languishing

wilting

pruning

wearing oneself to a frazzle

putting the kibosh on

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Present participle for to afflict or haunt with (harm)

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Present participle for to throw away (something unwanted or useless)

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Present participle for to cause disorder in

throwing into confusion

throwing into disorder

throwing into disarray

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

upsetting the applecart

getting into a tangle

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Present participle for to issue, establish or apply as a charge, fine or penalty

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Present participle for to cause (a large amount of damage or harm)

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Present participle for to cover completely with water

going to Davy Jones's locker

dipping beneath the horizon

coming downwards

going downwards

going under the surface

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(of an action or event) Present participle for to prevent from happening

balking^US

baulking^UK

standing in the way of

putting the kibosh on

putting the stopper on

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