Definition of annihilation
Nouns
destruction by annihilating something
- Synonyms:
- obliteration
- Types:
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atomisation, atomization
annihilation by reducing something to atoms
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pulverisation, pulverization
annihilation by pulverizing something
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vaporisation, vaporization
annihilation by vaporizing something
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destruction, devastation
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
total destruction
"bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"
- Synonyms:
- disintegration
- Types:
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extermination, extinction
complete annihilation
- Type of:
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demolition, destruction, wipeout
an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
Vocabulary Lists for annihilation
Declaration of Independence (VocabGrabber) »(245 words)
Lots of great vocab in the Declaration of Independence!...
- sufferable
- Laws
- unalienable
- usurpation
- King of Great Britain
George Orwell's 1984" Part 1 (comprehensive) »(2491 words)
Comprehensive vocabulary list for George Orwell's...
- newspeak
- prole
- Big Brother
- labour camp
- doublethink
Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front »(133 words)
This is a great vocabulary list for All Quiet on the...
- aberration
- acrid
- affable
- anemic
- annihilation
US History Declaration of Independence »(20 words)
- abdicate
- accommodate
- acquiesce
- annihilation
- consanguinity