| NOUN | act | annihilation, obliteration | destruction by annihilating something |
|---|---|---|---|
| event | annihilation, disintegration | total destruction |
| Sounds | ahnay.ahley'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | Destruction by annihilating something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | obliteration | |
| Narrower | atomization, atomisation | annihilation by reducing something to atoms |
| pulverization, pulverisation | annihilation by pulverizing something | |
| vaporization, vaporisation | annihilation by vaporizing something | |
| Broader | destruction, devastation | The termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists |
| Spanish | aniquilación, obliteración | |
| Catalan | anihilació, aniquilació | |
| Verbs | annihilate | kill / kill / kill in large numbers |
| Meaning | Total destruction. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll" | |
| Synonym | disintegration | |
| Narrower | extinction, extermination | complete annihilation |
| Broader | destruction, demolition, wipeout | An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something |
| Spanish | aniquilación, aniquilamiento, arrasamiento, desintegración | |
| Catalan | anihilació, anorreament | |
| Verbs | annihilate | kill / kill / kill in large numbers |
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