Term: decimation: destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
Broader: destruction: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | Unrelated: thielavia: genus of fungi having spherical brown perithecia and some conidia borne in chains; cause root rot
Broader: destruction: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | Unrelated: dog biscuit: a hard biscuit for dogs
Broader: destruction: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | Unrelated: derring-do: brave and heroic feats
Broader: destruction: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | Unrelated: upper limit: the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something
Broader: destruction: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | Unrelated: pipe: a hollow cylindrical shape
Broader: destruction: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | Unrelated: autocracy: a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual
Broader: destruction: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | Unrelated: negligence: the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
Broader: destruction: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | Unrelated: pain unit: a unit measuring the intensity of pain
Broader: destruction: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | Unrelated: turbulent flow: flow in which the velocity at any point varies erratically
Broader: destruction: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | Unrelated: clanger: a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate