This is the 9581st most frequent French word.
démolition
Demolition: The act of destroying or tearing down buildings or structures.
Here, 'démolition' refers to the act of tearing down or destructing the building.
La démolition de ce bâtiment historique est prévue pour l'année prochaine.
The demolition of this historical building is planned for next year.
In this case, 'démolition' is used to indicate the completed process of destruction before starting construction.
Après la démolition de la maison, ils commencèrent à construire un nouvel immeuble.
After the demolition of the house, they started building a new apartment building.
Here, 'démolition' is used metaphorically to describe the refutation or dismantling of someone's arguments.