Destruction may refer to:
Concepts
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Destruktion
Martin Heidegger, the 20th century philosophy, 20th-century List of German-language philosophers, German philosopher, produced a large body of work that intended a profound change of direction for philosophy. Such was the depth of change that he fo ...
, a term from the philosophy of Martin Heidegger
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Destructive narcissism
Narcissism is a self-centered personality style characterized as having an excessive preoccupation with oneself and one's own needs, often at the expense of others. Narcissism, named after the Greek mythological figure ''Narcissus'', has evolv ...
, a pathological form of narcissism
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Self-destructive behaviour
Self-destructive behavior is any behavior that is harmful or potentially harmful towards the person who engages in the behavior.
Self-destructive behaviors are considered to be on a continuum, with one extreme end of the scale being suicide. S ...
, a widely used phrase that ''conceptualises'' certain kinds of destructive acts as belonging to the self
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Slighting
Slighting is the deliberate damage of high-status buildings to reduce their value as military, administrative, or social structures. This destruction of property is sometimes extended to the contents of buildings and the surrounding landscape. It ...
, the deliberate destruction of a building
* Final destruction, the
end of the world
Comics and gaming
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Destruction (DC Comics), one of the Endless in Neil Gaiman's comic book series ''The Sandman''
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Destructoid
''Destructoid'' is a website that was founded as a video game-focused blog in March 2006 by Yanier Gonzalez, a Cuban-American cartoonist and author. Enthusiast Gaming acquired the website in 2017 and sold it to Gamurs Group in 2022.
Histor ...
, a video-game blog
Music
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Destruction (band)
Destruction is a German thrash metal band formed in 1982. They have been credited as one of the "Big Four" of the Teutonic thrash metal, German thrash metal scene, the others being Kreator, Sodom (band), Sodom and Tankard (band), Tankard. In add ...
, a German thrash metal band
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''Destruction'' (EP)'', a 1994 EP by Destruction
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"Destruction" (song), a 2015 song by Joywave
* "Destruction", a 1984 song by
Loverboy
Loverboy is a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in Calgary, Alberta in 1979. Loverboy's hit singles, particularly "Turn Me Loose (Loverboy song), Turn Me Loose" and "Working for the Weekend", have become arena rock staples and are still hear ...
featured in Giorgio Moroder’s restoration of the film ''Metropolis''
* "The Destruction", a song from the 1988 musical ''
Carrie''
Television and film
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"Destruction" (UFO), a 1970 episode of ''UFO''
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''Destruction'' (film), a 1915 film starring Theda Bara
Other uses
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Destruction Bay, Yukon
Destruction Bay is a small community on the Alaska Highway (historical mile 1083) in Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic O ...
, Canada
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NJPW Destruction
Destruction is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event has been held since 2007 as a pay-per-view (PPV). From 2013 to 2014, the event also aired outside Japan
Japan is an island cou ...
, professional wrestling event
See also
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Destroyed (disambiguation)
Destroyed may refer to:
* ''Destroyed'' (Sloppy Seconds album), a 1989 album by Sloppy Seconds
* ''Destroyed'' (Moby album), a 2011 album by Moby
See also
* Destruction (disambiguation)
* Ruined (disambiguation)
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Destroy (disambiguation)
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Damage (disambiguation)
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