annihilation — complete destruction or obliteration; the state of being completely destroyed
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: complete destruction or obliteration; the state of being completely destroyed
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃən/
Example Sentences
- My diet plan faced complete annihilation when I discovered the chocolate cake in the fridge.
- The video game boss threatened the annihilation of all humanity unless someone could beat level 99.
- The scientist warned of potential annihilation if the experiment went wrong.
annihilation
NOUN[/əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃən/]
complete destruction or obliteration; the state of being completely destroyed
Complete destruction and obliteration
From annihilation comes creation, from ashes rises a new nation!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin nihil meaning 'nothing' or 'nothingness', the word developed through Medieval Latin to denote the act of reducing something completely to nothing. It entered modern English via Old French anéantir, expressing the sense of utter destruction or obliteration.
Breakdown
ad- (toward, to) + nihil (nothing) + -ation (noun suffix forming action or process). The prefix ad- combined with nihil creates the sense of reducing to nothing, with -ation converting it to a noun denoting the action of annihilating.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My diet plan faced complete annihilation when I discovered the chocolate cake in the fridge.”
“The video game boss threatened the annihilation of all humanity unless someone could beat level 99.”
“The scientist warned of potential annihilation if the experiment went wrong.”
“The army suffered complete annihilation in the battle.”
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