How to Pronounce “destruction

word

/dɪˈstɹəkʃən/
di-STRUHK-shuhn
/dɪstɹˈʌkʃən/
di-STRUHK-shuhn

IPA Transcription

American English

/dɪˈstɹəkʃən/

British English

/dɪstɹˈʌkʃən/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

di-STRUHK-shuhn

UK

di-STRUHK-shuhn

Listen in Context

Seeing that level of destruction on the news was heartbreaking.

The movie shows how greed can lead to destruction.

The storm caused a lot of destruction in the town.

War brings pain and destruction.