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English word

destroy

A2Frequent NGSL-2
UK /dɪˈstrɔɪ/US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/
verb

to damage something so badly that it no longer exists, works, etc.

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Han Kang's Nobel Prize Banquet Speech (2024) video example

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Just as inevitably, the work of reading and writing literature stands in opposition to all acts that destroy life.

Han Kang's Nobel Prize Banquet Speech (2024)

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