annihilation
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/əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
English
Definitions
noun
- The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence
- 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“the annihilation of a corporation”
- The state of being annihilated.
- The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.
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Synonyms
eradicationextinctionobliterationdisintegrationexterminationdeatheliminationdestructionextinguishmenteradicatedisappearancedeaddevastationdestroycullingruin