wipeout
Americannoun
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Informal. destruction, annihilation, or murder.
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Informal. (in sports) a decisive defeat.
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a fall from a surfboard.
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Slang. a total or complete failure.
to suffer a wipeout in the stock market.
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Slang. complete physical exhaustion.
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Etymology
Origin of wipeout
First recorded in 1920–25; noun use of verb phrase wipe out
Example Sentences
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SpaceX erased $400.8 billion from its market cap on Monday, which made for the second-largest one-day wipeout on record for any U.S. company, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
Ironically, continued inflows from domestic investors has staved off the sort of wipeout that might lure foreigners back in, Pasupuleti adds.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Daniel Jacobs, the communication director for The Science Coalition, said the board’s wipeout actually hurts the country, and puts it on the back foot.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
They made a measly three unforced errors in a 6-1, 6-1 semifinal wipeout of Marina’s David Tran and Alejandro Hill.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
The wipeout of HPS’s loan took Wall Street by surprise.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
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