Annihilation
/əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃn/noun
Total destruction or complete obliteration.
The nuclear war led to the annihilation of the city.
Often appears as...
- near annihilation
- complete annihilation
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The state of being completely forgotten or unknown.
His reckless behavior led to his annihilation from the society.
Often appears as...
- political annihilation
- professional annihilation
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A decisive defeat in a game or competition.
The team's previous victories did not shield them from annihilation during the championship game.
Often appears as...
- sporting annihilation
- game annihilation
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The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.
In particle physics, annihilation is the process that occurs when a subatomic particle collides with its respective antiparticle.
Often appears as...
- particle annihilation
- energy annihilation
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noun
Total destruction or complete obliteration.
The nuclear war led to the annihilation of the city.
Often appears as...
- near annihilation
- complete annihilation
noun
The state of being completely forgotten or unknown.
His reckless behavior led to his annihilation from the society.
Often appears as...
- political annihilation
- professional annihilation
noun
A decisive defeat in a game or competition.
The team's previous victories did not shield them from annihilation during the championship game.
Often appears as...
- sporting annihilation
- game annihilation
Usage tips
Sport
noun
The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.
In particle physics, annihilation is the process that occurs when a subatomic particle collides with its respective antiparticle.
Often appears as...
- particle annihilation
- energy annihilation
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Complete Elimination
Annihilation implies nothing is left after destruction, suggesting a very final or irreversible state.
The earthquake resulted in the annihilation of the entire village.
Pro Tip 2/2Extreme Intensity
The term is often used to describe extreme events or actions with catastrophic consequences.
The invasive species led to the annihilation of the native bird population.
Compare with
demolitiondestructiondevastateeradicateexterminateextinctionobliterateruinwipe out
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Eve Ensler: Embrace your...
And even in the moment he didn't want to be reminded of what he was doing. I know that we have systematically annihilated the girl cell. And I want to say we've annihilated it in men as well as in women. And I think in some ways we've been much harsher to men in the annihilation of their girl cell.
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History vs. Genghis Khan...
they treated their soldiers well, promoted based on merit, rather than birth, established a vast postal system, and inforced universal rule of law, not to mention their contribution to culture." "You mean like Hulagu Khan's annihilation of Baghdad, the era's cultural capital?
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Ben Cameron: The true...
And for those of you who love the arts, aren't you glad you invited me here to brighten your day? Now, rather than saying that we're on the brink of our own annihilation, I prefer to believe that we are engaged in a fundamental reformation,
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Black Women and the...
displacement that took place of an entire community and that's different than i think some other you know projects that might just be in a park or something but you're dealing with the annihilation of an entire community
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Can you solve the Big...
each inserted plus was immediately followed by a minus. If we examine the starting position of any other matter cube, its sum will eventually hit zero. The moment that happens marks its exact annihilation partner.
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Why should you read...
by the atrocities of his fellow man. And when he returned to England to find Cold War superpowers threatening one another with nuclear annihilation, he was forced to interrogate the very roots of human nature.
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3 questions we should...
they can decide the fate of millions of yours, mine, our community's. And they can do this and launch a nuclear strike, potentially setting in motion the annihilation of the human race.
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The world doesn't need...
to the threat of nuclear annihilation. Surely, 100 years will have been enough. Surely, a century of economic development and the development of military strategy
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How one tweet can ruin...
from Justine's annihilation, whereas those of us doing the actual shaming -- we got nothing. We were like unpaid shaming interns for Google. And then came the
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We Are Fire Creatures PIPE...
communication annihilation fire made us warriors and builders and explorers
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Eve Ensler: Embrace your...
And even in the moment he didn't want to be reminded of what he was doing. I know that we have systematically annihilated the girl cell. And I want to say we've annihilated it in men as well as in women. And I think in some ways we've been much harsher to men in the annihilation of their girl cell.
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History vs. Genghis Khan...
they treated their soldiers well, promoted based on merit, rather than birth, established a vast postal system, and inforced universal rule of law, not to mention their contribution to culture." "You mean like Hulagu Khan's annihilation of Baghdad, the era's cultural capital?
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Ben Cameron: The true...
And for those of you who love the arts, aren't you glad you invited me here to brighten your day? Now, rather than saying that we're on the brink of our own annihilation, I prefer to believe that we are engaged in a fundamental reformation,
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Black Women and the...
displacement that took place of an entire community and that's different than i think some other you know projects that might just be in a park or something but you're dealing with the annihilation of an entire community
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Can you solve the Big...
each inserted plus was immediately followed by a minus. If we examine the starting position of any other matter cube, its sum will eventually hit zero. The moment that happens marks its exact annihilation partner.
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Why should you read...
by the atrocities of his fellow man. And when he returned to England to find Cold War superpowers threatening one another with nuclear annihilation, he was forced to interrogate the very roots of human nature.
Video examples
3 questions we should...
they can decide the fate of millions of yours, mine, our community's. And they can do this and launch a nuclear strike, potentially setting in motion the annihilation of the human race.
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The world doesn't need...
to the threat of nuclear annihilation. Surely, 100 years will have been enough. Surely, a century of economic development and the development of military strategy
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How one tweet can ruin...
from Justine's annihilation, whereas those of us doing the actual shaming -- we got nothing. We were like unpaid shaming interns for Google. And then came the
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We Are Fire Creatures PIPE...
communication annihilation fire made us warriors and builders and explorers
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Eckhart Tolle
German Speaker
Fear seems to have many causes. Fear of loss, fear of failure, fear of being hurt, and so on, but ultimately all fear is the ego's fear of death, of annihilation. To the ego, death is always just around the corner. In this mind-identified state, fear of death affects every aspect of your life.
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Adlai Stevenson I
American Politician
We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent on its vulnerable reserves of air and soil, all committed, for our safety, to its security and peace. Preserved from annihilation only by the care, the work and the love we give our fragile craft.
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J. F. C. Fuller
British Soldier
To me our bombing policy appears to be suicidal. Not because it does not do vast damage to our enemy, it does; but because, simultaneously, it does vast damage to our peace aim, unless that aim is mutual economic and social annihilation.
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Bertha von Suttner
Austrian Novelist
The instinct of self-preservation in human society, acting almost subconsciously, as do all drives in the human mind, is rebelling against the constantly refined methods of annihilation and against the destruction of humanity.
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Martha McSally
American Politician
It might not be pretty, but the A-10 is our most capable close air-support aircraft, and its arrival on the battlefield signals survival for our troops and annihilation for our enemies.
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L. Neil Smith
American Writer
It is individuals who must be encouraged to undertake the unprecedented - and unprecedentedly profitable - effort to prevent the annihilation of the human race.
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Simone Weil
French Philosopher
The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation; through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation.
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Barney Oliver
Scientist
Present annual world energy consumption is about equal to the annihilation energy of 4 tons of matter.
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Elie Wiesel
American Novelist
A destruction, an annihilation that only man can provoke, only man can prevent.
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Winifred Holtby
English Novelist
The crown of life is neither happiness nor annihilation; it is understanding.
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Eckhart Tolle
German Speaker
Fear seems to have many causes. Fear of loss, fear of failure, fear of being hurt, and so on, but ultimately all fear is the ego's fear of death, of annihilation. To the ego, death is always just around the corner. In this mind-identified state, fear of death affects every aspect of your life.
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Adlai Stevenson I
American Politician
We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent on its vulnerable reserves of air and soil, all committed, for our safety, to its security and peace. Preserved from annihilation only by the care, the work and the love we give our fragile craft.
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J. F. C. Fuller
British Soldier
To me our bombing policy appears to be suicidal. Not because it does not do vast damage to our enemy, it does; but because, simultaneously, it does vast damage to our peace aim, unless that aim is mutual economic and social annihilation.
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Bertha von Suttner
Austrian Novelist
The instinct of self-preservation in human society, acting almost subconsciously, as do all drives in the human mind, is rebelling against the constantly refined methods of annihilation and against the destruction of humanity.
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Martha McSally
American Politician
It might not be pretty, but the A-10 is our most capable close air-support aircraft, and its arrival on the battlefield signals survival for our troops and annihilation for our enemies.
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L. Neil Smith
American Writer
It is individuals who must be encouraged to undertake the unprecedented - and unprecedentedly profitable - effort to prevent the annihilation of the human race.
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Simone Weil
French Philosopher
The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation; through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation.
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Barney Oliver
Scientist
Present annual world energy consumption is about equal to the annihilation energy of 4 tons of matter.
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Elie Wiesel
American Novelist
A destruction, an annihilation that only man can provoke, only man can prevent.
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Winifred Holtby
English Novelist
The crown of life is neither happiness nor annihilation; it is understanding.
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