destructio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

dēstructĭo, ōnis, f. [destruo], a pulling down, destruction.

I Prop.: murorum, Suet. Galb. 12: munitionum, Vulg. 2 Cor. 10, 4.—

II Trop.: sententiarum (opp. confirmatio), a refuting, refutation , Quint. 10, 5, 12: appetentiae, disturbance , Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 21, 203.