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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

action go
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

change go
the action of changing something

change of state go
the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics

conclusion, termination, ending go
the act of ending something

destruction, devastation
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

noun.act

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disaster go
an act that has disastrous consequences
kill go
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking go
destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
leveling, razing, tearing down, demolishing go
complete destruction of a building
annihilation, obliteration go
destruction by annihilating something
decimation go
destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
self-destruction go
the act of destroying yourself
neutralization, neutralisation go
(euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)
sabotage go
a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
liquidation, extermination go
the act of exterminating
holocaust go
an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire)
demolition go
the act of demolishing
spoliation go
(law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence
vandalism, hooliganism, malicious mischief go
willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others