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annihilation
[uh-nahy-uh-ley-shuhn]
noun
an act or instance of annihilating, or of completely destroying or defeating someone or something.
the brutal annihilation of millions of people.
the state of being annihilated; total destruction; extinction.
fear of nuclear annihilation.
Physics.
Also called pair annihilation. the process in which a particle and antiparticle unite, annihilate each other, and produce one or more photons.
the conversion of rest mass into energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation.
Word History and Origins
Origin of annihilation1
Example Sentences
Szilard emphasized that the atomic bomb wasn’t just a more powerful weapon but a fundamental transformation in the nature of warfare, an instrument of annihilation.
There is a widening gulf between Pacific Palisades, where the annihilation remains palpable as far as the eye can see, and the rest of the city.
But there is a widening gulf between Pacific Palisades, where the annihilation remains palpable as far as the eye can see, and the rest of the city, where attention has largely flickered to other issues.
With a 6-1 annihilation of the downtrodden Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, the Dodgers extended their advantage in the National League West to eight games.
Journalists increasingly describe this as a war, a campaign of annihilation.
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