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Megadestruction

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macrodestructionnounLarge-scale destruction.
mass destructionnoun(uncountable, idiomatic) Killing of large numbers of people.
decimationnoun(generally) The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population.
megadeathnounOne million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to nuclear warfare.
nuclear fratricidenounThe damage or destruction of nuclear warheads from other nuclear warheads
armageddonnoun(by extension) Any end of the world, especially by way of a cataclysmic battle or something analogous to one.
destructionnounThe act of destroying.
megaterrornoun(informal) Large-scale terrorism.
havocnounWidespread devastation and destruction.
mutual assured destructionnoun(politics, public policy, military) The threat of massive retaliation using nuclear weapons should a potential enemy use them first, both sides being annihilated in the event of war.
nuclear explosionnounThe explosion of a nuclear bomb.
mutually assured destructionnounAlternative form of mutual assured destruction. [(politics, public policy, military) The threat of massive retaliation using nuclear weapons should a potential enemy use them first, both sides being annihilated in the event of war.]
weapon of mass destructionnounAny human-made weapon causing indiscriminate large-scale death or destruction, especially a biological weapon, chemical weapon, nuclear weapon or radiological weapon.
urbicidenounThe destruction of a city or urban area.
apocalypsenounA huge disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin of large scope and scale.
nuclear warfarenounThe use of nuclear weapons as weapons of war.
smashnoun(colloquial) Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).
ecocidenounThe complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such as due to exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals.
slaughternoun(uncountable) The killing of animals, generally for food.
glass parking lotnoun(US, informal) Total destruction in the aftermath of a nuclear attack.

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