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
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.
• (act of reducing to nothing): extinction, eradication
• (state of being annihilated): extinction
• (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
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
