destrozo

Definitions of destrozo
  1. noun
    the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
    synonyms: aniquilación, asolación, asolamiento, devastación
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    debacle, desastre
    an act that has disastrous consequences
    arruinamiento, desbaratamiento
    destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
    arrasamiento
    complete destruction of a building
    decimación
    destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
    boicot, boicoteo, sabotaje
    a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
    exterminio
    the act of exterminating
    holocausto
    an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire)
    gamberrismo, vandalismo
    willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
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    conclusión, final, terminación
    the act of ending something
  2. noun
    the act of breaking something into small pieces
    synonyms: campeonato, estropicio, fetén, rompimiento
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    doma, embate, inobservancia, muda, quebrantadura, quebrantamiento, quiebre, rompimiento, rotura, ruptura, vencimiento, zambardo
    the act of breaking something
  3. noun
    the act of damaging something or someone
    synonyms: daño, detrimento, mal, mella, menoscabo, perjuicio, quebranto, tajarrazo, tequío
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    desfiguración
    the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
    quemadura
    damage inflicted by fire
    escaldadura
    the act of burning with steam or hot water
  4. noun
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
    synonyms: carneada, carnicería, degollación, degollina, escabechina, machaque, masacre, matanza, mortandad, paliza, sarracina, sarracino
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    masacre
    indiscriminate slaughter
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    asesinato, crimen, homicida, homicidio, muerte, pesadilla
    unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
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