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As far as Iraq is concerned, let's not forget what the UNSCR is about, that the main consideration in Iraq is that there is a leader who has been developing weapons of mass destruction, and has been violating UN resolutions for over a decade.
Donald Evans

Meaning of "mass destruction" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MASS DESTRUCTION

mass destruction  [mæs dɪˈstrʌkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MASS DESTRUCTION

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Mass destruction 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 MASS DESTRUCTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mass destruction

Mass destruction may refer to: ▪ Weapon of mass destruction, a munition with the capacity to indiscriminately kill large numbers of living beings ▪ Weapons of Mass Destruction, a 2004 album by rapper Xzibit ▪ "Mass Destruction", a 2004 single by Faithless ▪ Mass Destruction, a 1997 mission-based tank shooting video game for the Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn and MS-DOS...

Definition of mass destruction in the English dictionary

The definition of mass destruction in the dictionary is death or injury on a large scale, esp as caused by nuclear or biological weapons.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MASS DESTRUCTION


construction
kənˈstrʌkʃən
deconstruction
ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkʃən
destruction
dɪˈstrʌkʃən
induction
ɪnˈdʌkʃən
instruction
ɪnˈstrʌkʃən
introduction
ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən
microinstruction
ˈmaɪkrəʊɪnˌstrʌkʃən
misconstruction
ˌmɪskənˈstrʌkʃən
misinstruction
ˌmɪsɪnˈstrʌkʃən
nonconstruction
ˌnɒnkənˈstrʌkʃən
obstruction
əbˈstrʌkʃən
preconstruction
ˌpriːkənˈstrʌkʃən
production
prəˈdʌkʃən
Reconstruction
ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən
reduction
rɪˈdʌkʃən
reproduction
ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃən
ruction
ˈrʌkʃən
substruction
sʌbˈstrʌkʃən
superstruction
ˌsuːpəˈstrʌkʃən
traduction
trəˈdʌkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MASS DESTRUCTION

mass affluent
mass catering
mass cult
mass defect
mass funeral
mass grave
mass hysteria
mass in
mass leave
mass mailing
mass market
mass marketing
mass media
mass meeting
mass movement
mass murder
mass murderer
mass noun
mass number
mass observation

WORDS THAT END LIKE MASS DESTRUCTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
collection
connection
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
fiction
function
inspection
interaction
protection
reaction
satisfaction
section
selection
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of mass destruction in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «mass destruction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MASS DESTRUCTION

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

Translator English - Chinese

大规模杀伤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

destrucción masiva
570 millions of speakers

English

mass destruction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामूहिक विनाश
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الدمار الشامل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

массового уничтожения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

destruição em massa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধ্বংস স্তূপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

destruction massive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemusnah besar-besaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Massenvernichtungs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大量破壊
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대량 살상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Massa karusakan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hủy diệt hàng loạt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேரழிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामूहिक नाश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Toplu yıkım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

distruzione di massa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

masowego rażenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

масового знищення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

distrugere în masă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαζικής καταστροφής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

massa vernietiging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

massförstörelsevapen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

masseødeleggelsesvåpen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mass destruction

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MASS DESTRUCTION»

The term «mass destruction» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.907 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MASS DESTRUCTION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mass destruction» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mass destruction» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «MASS DESTRUCTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mass destruction.
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Jose Maria Aznar
The alliance should agree... to an effective NATO role against the new threats presented by international terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
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Jose Maria Aznar
We insist that the international community cannot depend on any country with weapons of mass destruction which has relations with terrorists, and which allows itself the luxury of not respecting the law and of defying the international community.
3
Howard Berman
Iran is actively pursuing the development of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles.
4
Hans Blix
The inspections started in 1991, right after the Gulf War. One of the conditions for the ceasefire was that Iraq had to do away with all of its weapons of mass destruction - biological, chemical and nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.
5
Barbara Boxer
Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement.
6
George W. Bush
Saddam Hussein is a homicidal dictator who is addicted to weapons of mass destruction.
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Lincoln Chafee
On the issues that I care deeply about - the environment, Roe vs. Wade, the war in Iraq, with no weapons of mass destruction, the tax cuts that are now leading to deficits, I've got some deep issues with the president.
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Tom Daschle
Iraq is not the only nation in the world to possess weapons of mass destruction, but it is the only nation with a leader who has used them against his own people.
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Peter DeFazio
To the contrary, I believe the U.S. military has already done all that has been asked of them. Saddam Hussein is on trial. The threat from alleged weapons of mass destruction programs in Iraq has been neutralized.
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Donald Evans
As far as Iraq is concerned, let's not forget what the UNSCR is about, that the main consideration in Iraq is that there is a leader who has been developing weapons of mass destruction, and has been violating UN resolutions for over a decade.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MASS DESTRUCTION»

Discover the use of mass destruction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mass destruction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction: Build Implements of ...
With the advent of modern household products and office supplies--binder clips, clothespins, rubber bands, ballpoint pens, toothpicks, paper clips, plastic utensils, and matches and barbeque lighters--troublemakers of all stripes have the ...
John Austin, 2009
2
Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction 2: Build a Secret Agent Arsenal
From a mini-catapult in a breath-mint tin to milk-jug cap blow-dart wristwatches, this handbook details how to achieve clandestine ends practically and inexpensively.
John Austin, 2011
3
Ethics and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Religious and ...
This volume, first published in 2004, discusses weapons of mass destruction from a number of religious and secular perspectives.
Sohail H. Hashmi, Steven P. Lee, 2004
4
Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Future of ...
In this volume, experts in nonproliferation studies examine challenges faced by the international community and propose directions for national and international policy making and lawmaking.
Nathan E. Busch, Daniel Joyner, 2009
5
Mass Destruction: The Men and Giant Mines That Wired America ...
Mass Destruction is the compelling story of Jackling and the development of open-pit hard rock mining, its role in the wiring of an electrified America, as well its devastating environmental consequences.
Timothy LeCain, 2009
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Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction 3: Build Siege Weapons of ...
Utilizing easy-to-find and inexpensive materials, this handy resource teaches desktop warriors how to build a multitude of medieval siege weapons for the modern era.
John Austin, 2013
7
Weapons of Mass Destruction
The book examines past and current U.S. policies regarding WMD - including the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan during World War II - and how an arms race ultimately led to a cold war with the Soviet Union.
Facts On File, Incorporated, Michael Kort, 2010
8
Weapons of Mass Destruction: Options for India
This book is groundbreaking in that it concentrates more on the protection of society and the armed forces against both state and non-state actors armed with WMD, and less on the international regimes.
Raja Menon, 2009
9
The New Terrorism: Fanaticism and the Arms of Mass Destruction
One of the foremost experts on terrorism and international strategic affairs recounts the history of terrorism and examines the future of terrorist activity worldwide.
Walter Laqueur, 2000
10
Terrorism, Asymmetric Warfare, and Weapons of Mass ...
In this comprehensive work, Cordesman offers a range of recommendations, from reevaluating what constitutes a threat and bolstering homeland defense measures, to improving resource allocation and sharpening intelligence.
Anthony H. Cordesman, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MASS DESTRUCTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mass destruction is used in the context of the following news items.
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VASCO May Have Inadvertently Supported 'Proliferators Of …
... Order 13382, which block transactions with and freeze the assets of "proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their supporters.". «Benzinga, Jul 15»
2
Islamic State launches chemical weapons: How great is the threat?
Chlorine wasn't designed to be a weapon of mass destruction, which “makes the term [chemical weapon] a little bit misleading,” says Jennifer ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
3
X-Men: Apocalypse Is Going To Destroy A World Capital, See The …
Director Bryan Singer has promised before that his upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse will deliver "mass destruction" when it hits theaters in 2016... «Cinema Blend, Jul 15»
4
Area Man's Failed Bank Robbery Gets Points For Originality (Use Of …
... robbery, threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction and the unusual charge of possessing a facsimile weapon of mass destruction, ... «DealBreaker, Jul 15»
5
How do we define domestic terrorism? The legal meaning of a …
Incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD's) — no matter domestic or international — are more clear-cut, says former US Attorney ... «PRI, Jul 15»
6
Industry Know-How on Hard Targets Sought by U.S. Amid Iran Deal
... and characterize” installations used in producing weapons of mass destruction, the military service said Tuesday in a solicitation to industry. «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
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No, we're not arguing from the same facts. How can democracies …
... weapons of mass destruction, and childhood vaccination. Democrats were more misinformed in some of those cases, Republicans in others. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
8
Why is the Iran deal bad? Think North Korea.
... of secret talks with the United States and Britain, Moammar Kadafi agreed to give up his entire arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
9
American Hiroshima 70 Years Later?
... (read Iran), to include paying for the services of former military and officials of nations that have weapons of mass destruction (read Russia). «AmmoLand Shooting Sports News, Jul 15»
10
Mark Venske Joins Block Engineering as VP of Sales and Marketing
... chemical signatures and threats as far as three miles away and protects against chemical warfare agents and weapons of mass destruction. «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»

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