Third-person singular simple present indicative form of destruct

simple past tense and past participle of destruct

destructiveness

plural of destructivity

Criticism performed with the intention to harm someone, derogate and destroy someone’s creation, prestige, reputation and self-esteem.

The state or tendency of being self-destructive.

Causing injury to oneself or harm to one's interests.

(chemistry) The heating of a material, such as coal or wood, in an inert atmosphere, at a high temperature such as to cause decomposition; the principal products include oils and tars from which many useful organic compounds may be obtained; town gas and coke were obtained in this way.

(logic) A form of reductio ad absurdum which involves the denial of the first of a series of dependent propositions as a consequence of the denial of the last.

(computing) A backspace that erases the character at the previous position, in addition to moving the cursor.