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Destructive Pronunciation

Pronounce Destructive as D EH S T R UW K T IY V EH.

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    Destructive phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'destructive'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of destructive: /dɛstruktɪvɛ/
    • Modern IPA representation of destructive: /dɛstrʊctɪvɛ/

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    List of meaning for destructive

    causing a great amount of harm or damage

    destructive(adj)

    causing destruction or much damage

    "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"

    causing or tending to cause destruction

    the destructive storm blew down trees all over town, and blew the roof off our neighbor's house

    bringing about ruin or misfortune

    technology used for destructive ends

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    destructive in sentence

    1. After the tsunami, the island was left to deal with the erosion caused by the destructive waves.

    2. The affair was a destructive force that ruined the couple’s marriage and caused them to get divorced.

    3. The destructive fire would displace many people from their homes.

    4. Under Hitler’s direction, military imperialism increased the physical area of Germany through destructive means.

    5. Due to the flat land and destructive weather, many people in the Midwest will encounter a tornado at one point in their lives.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term destructive

    The destructive character lives from the feeling, not that life is worth living, but that suicide is not worth the trouble.

    – Walter Benjamin

    We're worried for the 10 million people in The Philippines living in the path of this destructive storm, including those who have been displaced several times due to the monsoon rains last July and August, we are preparing our emergency assets and relief items. Our staff and volunteers are on high alert for possible deployment.

    – Richard Gordon

    They know that acid can be very damaging and very destructive and they are in many ways seeking to mark their victim with an act of dominance or a mark of control, demonstrating their power and their ability to get to you at any time. They call( acid)' torture in a bottle' and they want to be able to take their rival out of the game.

    – Criminologist Simon Harding

    It is demand that must be increased – yes, China must move more quickly to a consumer-based economy but the developed world must play its part by abandoning its destructive emphasis on fiscal austerity, and begin to replace its rapidly decaying infrastructure that has been delayed for decades.

    – Bill Gross

    She talked about getting the approval or the support or the mentoring of Henry Kissinger, now, I find it rather amazing, because I happen to believe that Henry Kissinger was one of the most destructive secretaries of state in the modern history of this country.

    – Bernie Sanders

    North Korea's actions were intended to inflict significant harm on a U.S. business and suppress the right of American citizens to express themselves, we are deeply concerned about the destructive nature of this attack on a private sector entity and the ordinary citizens who worked there.

    – The FBI

    Asia is the unifying one, while the West is the destructive other.

    – Thorsten J. Pattberg

    These provisions are destructive to middle-class families and to the practice of our democracy. We must get them out of the omnibus package.

    – Nancy Pelosi

    Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the nonpharmaceutical narcotics it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.

    – John W. Gardner

    The Refugio Oil Spill has been a dramatic wake-up call, reminding us how destructive and dirty oil can be.

    – Hannah Beth Jackson

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