Main entry: devastation, destruction
Definition: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
Main entry: demolition, destruction, wipeout
Definition: an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
Main entry: death, destruction, end
Definition: a final state
Usage: he came to a bad end; the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end