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Noun
S:
(n)
annihilation
,
obliteration
(destruction by annihilating something)
S:
(n)
annihilation
,
disintegration
(total destruction)
"bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
destruction
,
demolition
,
wipeout
(an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something)
S:
(n)
ending
,
conclusion
,
finish
(event whose occurrence ends something)
"his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
S:
(n)
happening
,
occurrence
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occurrent
,
natural event
(an event that happens)
S:
(n)
event
(something that happens at a given place and time)
S:
(n)
psychological feature
(a feature of the mental life of a living organism)
S:
(n)
abstraction
,
abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form
W:
(v)
annihilate
[Related to:
annihilation
] (kill in large numbers)
"the plague wiped out an entire population"