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Definition of destructiveness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

destructiveness

noun

/dɪˈstrʌktɪvnəs/

/dɪˈstrʌktɪvnəs/

[uncountable]

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the fact of causing destruction and damage
- the increasing destructiveness of tropical cyclones
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