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Only the liberation of the natural capacity for love in human beings can master their sadistic destructiveness.
Wilhelm Reich

Meaning of "destructiveness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DESTRUCTIVENESS

destructiveness  [dɪˈstrʌktɪvnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DESTRUCTIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Destructiveness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DESTRUCTIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of destructiveness in the English dictionary

The definition of destructiveness in the dictionary is the quality of causing or being capable of causing great damage, injury, or harm. Other definition of destructiveness is the quality of being intended to disprove or discredit, esp without positive suggestions or help.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DESTRUCTIVENESS


assertiveness
əˈsɜːtɪvnɪs
attentiveness
əˈtɛntɪvnɪs
attractiveness
əˈtræktɪvnɪs
competitiveness
kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnɪs
cost-effectiveness
ˌkɒstɪˈfɛktɪvnɪs
distinctiveness
dɪˈstɪŋktɪvnɪs
effectiveness
ɪˈfɛktɪvnɪs
ineffectiveness
ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪvnɪs
inquisitiveness
ɪnˈkwɪzɪtɪvnɪs
introspectiveness
ˌɪntrəʊˈspɛktɪvnɪs
inventiveness
ɪnˈvɛntɪvnɪs
obstructiveness
əbˈstrʌktɪvnɪs
protectiveness
prəˈtɛktɪvnɪs
reactiveness
rɪˈæktɪvnɪs
receptiveness
rɪˈseptɪvnɪs
reflectiveness
rɪˈflɛktɪvnɪs
repetitiveness
rɪˈpetɪtɪvnɪs
seductiveness
sɪˈdʌktɪvnɪs
unattractiveness
ˌʌnəˈtræktɪvnɪs
vindictiveness
vɪnˈdɪktɪvnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DESTRUCTIVENESS

destroyable
destroyer
destroyer escort
destroying angel
destruct
destruct button
destruct mechanism
destructibility
destructible
destruction
destructional
destructionist
destructive
destructive distillation
destructively
destructivism
destructivist
destructivity
destructo
destructor

WORDS THAT END LIKE DESTRUCTIVENESS

activeness
adhesiveness
aggressiveness
appropriateness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
completeness
cuteness
defensiveness
doneness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness
whiteness

Synonyms and antonyms of destructiveness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «destructiveness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DESTRUCTIVENESS

Find out the translation of destructiveness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of destructiveness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «destructiveness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

破坏性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

destructividad
570 millions of speakers

English

destructiveness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घातकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التدميرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

деструктивность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

destrutividade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নাশকতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

destructivité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemusnahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Destruktivität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

破壊性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파괴력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Destruktif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phá hoại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विध्वंस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yıkıcılığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

distruttività
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niszczycielstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

деструктивність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

distrugere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταστροφικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vernietiging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

destruktivitet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

destruktivitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of destructiveness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DESTRUCTIVENESS»

The term «destructiveness» is regularly used and occupies the 60.496 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DESTRUCTIVENESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about destructiveness

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3 QUOTES WITH «DESTRUCTIVENESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word destructiveness.
1
Helen Garner
It's disturbing at my age to look at a young woman's destructive behaviour and hear the echoes of it, of one's own destructiveness in youth.
2
Wilhelm Reich
Only the liberation of the natural capacity for love in human beings can master their sadistic destructiveness.
3
Richard Stallman
The reason that a good citizen does not use such destructive means to become wealthier is that, if everyone did so, we would all become poorer from the mutual destructiveness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESTRUCTIVENESS»

Discover the use of destructiveness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to destructiveness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness
In The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness, renowned social psychologist Erich Fromm discusses the differences between forms of aggression typical for animals and two very specific forms of destructiveness that can only be found in human ...
Erich Fromm, 2013
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Dramatherapy and Destructiveness: Creating the Evidence ...
This book aims to provide an evidence base for practice with destructive clients, and raise the profile of dramatherapy as a distinct therapeutic intervention in this field.
Ditty Dokter, Pete Holloway, Henri Seebohm, 2012
3
Aggression and Destructiveness: Psychoanalytic Perspectives
Celia Harding Now and then anactofviolence explodesinto our lives andwe are shockingly remindedofthehumancapacityfor destructiveness. Atthatmomentourrealityfeels violatedand fragmented. 'Who is responsible?' ' When will justice be ...
Celia HARDING, 2006
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Aggressivity, Narcissism, and Self-Destructiveness in the ...
In this book a leading psychoanalytic clinician and theoretician presents his thoughts on the latest psychodynamic developments and insights related to treatment of severe personality disorders.
Otto Kernberg, 2008
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Destructiveness, Intersubjectivity and Trauma: The Identity ...
Bohleber emphasizes the clinical importance of real traumatic experience along with the analysis of the transference as he reviews and broadens psychoanalytic theories of memory in relation to advances in cognitive psychology and ...
Werner Bohleber, 2010
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Thanatos, Shame, and Other Essays: On the Psychology of ...
'This important work has become a classic in Finnish psychoanalytic thinking.
Pentti Ikonen, Eero Rechardt, 2010
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Understanding and Preventing Violence: The Psychology of ...
But in order to choose to be constructive, rather than destructive, there must first be an understanding. This book takes a hard look at an alarming trend.
Leighton C. Whitaker, 2000
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From Pain to Violence: The Traumatic Roots of Destructiveness
In this book Felicity de Zulueta - begins by defining "violence" as distinct from "aggression", and then attempts to trace its origins, highlighting the polarization between those who believe mankind to be innately violent and those who see ...
Felicity de Zulueta, 2006
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The Untouched Key: Tracing Childhood Trauma in Creativity ...
Why did Nietzsche heap so much opprobrium on women and religion, and lose his mind for eleven years? Why did Hitler and Stalin become tyrannical mass murderers? Alice Miller investigates these and other questions thoroughly in this book.
Alice Miller, 2012
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The Insanity of Normality: Toward Understanding Human ...
Psychoanalyst Gruen argues that at the root of evil lies self-hatred, a rage originating in a self-betrayal that begins in childhood, when autonomy is surrendered in exchange for the "love" of those who wield power over us.
Arno Gruen, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESTRUCTIVENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term destructiveness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Paula Deen's last lesson: What her family's brownface disgrace …
The vast reach of white supremacy's destructiveness means that we must continue to work towards racial frameworks that provide grounds for ... «Salon, Jul 15»
2
The Rape of Lucretia review – Fiona Shaw's production is clear …
Duncan Rock's forthright baritone conveys Tarquinius's casual destructiveness, in vivid contrast to the caring nature of Collatinus as ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Movie review: Amy Winehouse documentary offers exceptional …
... herself to death at age 27 in 2011), as seen in the film, are many: a broken family, her own self-destructiveness, a lack of timely intervention. «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
4
HBO's Sunday Night Line-Up Might Have A Masculinity Problem …
... however, when the sneakier narrative follows the incessant self-destructiveness of the male leads in Velcoro, Semyon, and Woodrugh: three ... «Decider, Jul 15»
5
It's All Good
... do anything about its environmental, economic & social destructiveness. --Sheriff Allman reports MCSO eradicated 45,553 plants, confiscated ... «Ukiah Daily Journal, Jul 15»
6
Battle of Britain pilots share tales of lives as 'The Few' at Bridgnorth …
While many of the questions and answers drew attention to the horror and destructiveness of war, one question brought laughter from the ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
7
Wanton vandalism dismays gardeners
A new word from my vocabulary comes to mind — nihilism, which means "absolute destructiveness toward the world at large and to oneself.". «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
8
Why the military is divided over Britain's nuclear deterrent
Yet most realists will still tell you that the very destructiveness of nuclear weapons helps to decrease the probability for war between great ... «The Conversation UK, Jul 15»
9
What Goes Unsaid
... in the Occupied Territories by Israel's government as “illegitimate” and “unhelpful” does not begin to define the destructiveness of this activity. «ABOUT US EDITOR'S NOTE About Us The Cairo Review of, Jul 15»
10
Powerful regulators can wreak havoc
The full extent of this regulatory destructiveness is pertinent in the recent case of Ivor Ichikowitz versus High Street Auction Company. «Times LIVE, Jul 15»

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