ANNIHILATION
annihilation, obliteration
(noun) destruction by annihilating something
annihilation, disintegration
(noun) total destruction; “bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
annihilation (countable and uncountable, plural annihilations)
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 state of being annihilated.
(physics) The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.
Synonyms
• (act of reducing to nothing): extinction, eradication
• (state of being annihilated): extinction
Antonyms
• (act of reducing to nothing): creation, generation
• (state of being annihilated): generation
Source: Wiktionary
An*ni`hi*la"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. annihilation.]
1. 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
annihilation of a corporation.
2. The state of being annihilated. Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition