| NOUN | act | obliteration, annihilation | destruction by annihilating something |
|---|---|---|---|
| event | obliteration, eradication | the complete destruction of every trace of something |
| Sounds | ahblih.terey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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