demolishing

de·mol·ish

D0125000 (dĭ-mŏl′ĭsh)tr.v. de·mol·ished, de·mol·ish·ing, de·mol·ish·es 1. To tear down or break apart the structure of; raze. See Synonyms at destroy.2. To do away with completely; put an end to: The opposing team's home run demolished any hopes we had of winning the game.3. To damage (someone's reputation, for example) severely.

---

[French démolir, démoliss-, from Latin dēmōlīrī : dē-, de- + mōlīrī, to build (from mōlēs, mass).]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

demolishing - complete destruction of a building tearing down, leveling, razingdestruction, devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

Translations

distruttivo