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

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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

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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

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