destroying

fe’l verb

1. To damage beyond use or repair. Hooligans destroy unprovoked.
2. To neutralize, undo a property or condition. Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate.
3. To put down or euthanize. Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
4. To severely disrupt the well-being of (a person); ruin. Her divorce destroyed her; she had a nervous breakdown and was severely depressed for more than a year.