NOUN | act | obliteration, annihilation | destruction by annihilating something |
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event | obliteration, eradication | the complete destruction of every trace of something |
Sounds | ahblih.terey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | Destruction by annihilating something. | |
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Synonym | annihilation | |
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 | obliterate | remove completely from recognition or memory |
obliterate | do away with completely, without leaving a trace |
Meaning | The complete destruction of every trace of something. | |
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Synonym | eradication | |
Broader | destruction, demolition, wipeout | An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something |
Spanish | desarraigo, destrucción, devastación, eliminación, erradicación, extirpación, obliteración | |
Catalan | destrucció, devastació, eradicació | |
Verbs | obliterate | remove completely from recognition or memory |
obliterate | mark for deletion, rub off, or erase | |
obliterate | do away with completely, without leaving a trace |
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