English dictionary
annihilation
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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destruction by annihilating something
Synonyms obliterationSource: WordNet 3.0
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total destruction
ExamplesBomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll.
Synonyms disintegrationSource: WordNet 3.0
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The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it; as, the <i>annihilation</i> of a corporation.
Source: webster1913