destroy
/dɪˈstrɔɪ/
US pronunciation
American sound/dɪˈstrɔɪ/
dɪˈstrɔɪ
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Aw vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
dɪ - ˈstrɔɪ -> destroy
Myanmar meaning
(v) ဖျက်ဆီး
Full entry
၁။ ဖျက်ဆီးသည်။ ဖျောက်ဖျက်သည်။ ပျက်စေ သည်။ ချေမှုန်းသည်။
a house destroyed by bombs/fire ❍ They've destroyed all the evidence. ❍ Vandals had virtually/effectively destroyed the bus. ❍ The rain forest is being systematically destroyed. ❍ She was intent on destroying everythig he had worked for. ❍ (fig ) destroy sb's hopes/career/reputation. See also DESTRUCTION
၂။ (euph ) အနာသည်းသော တိရစ္ဆာန်ကို တစ်ချက် တည်းဖြင့် ဇီဝိန်ချုပ်စေသည်။
The injured horse had to be destroyed.
❏ destroyer n
၁။ (fml ) ဖျက်ဆီးသူ။ အဖျက်အဆီး။
Drought is a major destroyer of crops.
၂။ ဖျက်သင်္ဘော။
More examples
- Half the world’s rainforests have already been destroyed.
- An earthquake destroyed the town, killing about 20, 000 people.
- This action destroyed any remaining hope of reaching an agreement.
- [be destroyed by fire/a bomb/an explosion etc] : Two churches were destroyed by fire last night in northeast Mississippi.
- The dog attacked a child and had to be destroyed.
- Her mother said the strain was destroying them all.
Synonyms
obliterate, wipe out, annihilate, demolish, devastate, tear down, raze, abolish, abort, annul, axe, blot out, break, break down, break up, butcher, consume, cream, crush, damage, deface, defeat, desolate, despoil, dismantle, dispatch, do away with, end, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, finish, gut, impair, kill, lay waste, level, liquidate, maim, mar, maraud, mutilate, nuke, nullify, overcome, overthrow, overturn, put an end to, quash, quell, ravage, ravish, rescind, ruin, sabotage, shatter, slay, smash, snuff out, spoil, spoliate, stamp out, subdue, suppress, swallow up, terminate, torpedo, total, trash, vaporize, waste, wax, wreck, zap
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