French Conversation · Level 25
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French word
destructeur
Pronunciation
IPA/destʁyktœʁ/
Meaning
- adjectivedestructive
Example
Un commentaire destructeur peut ruiner une relation.
A destructive comment can ruin a relationship.
More examples
Un acte destructeur peut blesser beaucoup de monde.
A destructive act can hurt many people.
Core concept
A force that breaks a structure or damages a bond until it can no longer function.
Common phrases
propos destructeur
destructive remark
effet destructeur
destructive effect
acte destructeur
destructive act
Similar words
destructif: Causing destruction that leaves things or systems unable to function.
dévastateur: Causing widespread destruction and devastating damage.
nuisible: Causing harm to health, the environment, or relationships.
blessant: Deeply hurting someone's feelings or self-esteem through words or actions.
Definition in French
Qui cause la destruction ou la ruine d'un objet, d'une relation ou d'une situation, employé comme adjectif et parfois substantivé pour désigner un agent.
Word origin
French destructeur comes from Latin destructor, an agent noun from destruere, which combines de- for 'down or apart' with struere for 'to build or pile up'.
Usage tips
- Destructeur agrees with a masculine noun, while destructrice is the feminine form; the masculine plural is destructeurs.
Other meanings
- destroyernoun
Opposites
- constructifconstructiveadjective
- réparateurrestorativeadjective
Related words
- destructiondestructionnoun
- destructifdestructiveadjective
- destructibledestructibleadjective