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Noun
S:
(n)
annihilation
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obliteration
(destruction by annihilating something)
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
S:
(n)
atomization
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atomisation
(annihilation by reducing something to atoms)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
annihilation
,
obliteration
(destruction by annihilating something)
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
pulverization
,
pulverisation
(annihilation by pulverizing something)
S:
(n)
vaporization
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vaporisation
(annihilation by vaporizing something)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(v)
annihilate
[Related to:
annihilation
] (kill in large numbers)
"the plague wiped out an entire population"
W:
(v)
obliterate
[Related to:
obliteration
] (do away with completely, without leaving a trace)
W:
(v)
obliterate
[Related to:
obliteration
] (remove completely from recognition or memory)
"efface the memory of the time in the camps"
S:
(n)
annihilation
,
disintegration
(total destruction)
"bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"