Definitions of wipeout
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an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
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synonyms:
demolition, destruction
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types:
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annihilation, disintegration
total destruction
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eradication, obliteration
the complete destruction of every trace of something
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depredation, ravage
(usually plural) a destructive action
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razing, wrecking
the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
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ruin, ruination
an event that results in destruction
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rack, wrack
the destruction or collapse of something
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extermination, extinction
complete annihilation
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desolation, devastation
an event that results in total destruction
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shipwreck
an irretrievable loss
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type of:
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conclusion, ending, finish
event whose occurrence ends something
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a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)
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