Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.

    Vernichtung, Zerstörung

    уничтоже́ниеuničtožénije, истребле́ниеistreblénije, разруше́ниеrazrušénije

    зни́щенняznýščennja

  2. (countable, uncountable)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

  3. (countable, uncountable)The state of being annihilated.

    уничтоже́ниеuničtožénije

  4. (countable, uncountable)The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.

    Annihilation

    аннигиля́цияannigiljácija

More definitions
  • destruction by annihilating something
  • total destruction

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Nuclear weapons may bring about the annihilation of man.

    ruЯдерное оружие может привести к уничтожению человечества.

    deAtomwaffen können zur Vernichtung der Menschheit führen.

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  2. Karl saved the world from nuclear annihilation.

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  3. Annihilation gives birth to my rebirth.

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  4. This is annihilation.

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  5. The population is renowned for its remarkable growth during the 20th century, following virtual annihilation by sealers in the 19th century.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act of reducing to nothing:
Русский
By meaning 2
act of reducing to nothing:
(physics) process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
act of reducing to nothing:
(physics) process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy:

Origin

From Middle French annihilation, from Latin annihilātiō. By surface analysis, annihilate +

From Middle French annihilation, from Latin annihilātiō. By surface analysis, annihilate + -ion.

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Forms

plural: annihilations
Singularannihilation
Pluralannihilations

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
act of reducing to nothing:extinctionB1eradication
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms
act of reducing to nothing:creationB2generationA2

Word family

11 related words

See also

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