Annihilate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

kill in large numbers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæɹˈɑːksɪˌoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐnˈaɪəlˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐnˈaɪəlˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /kæɹˈɑːksɪˌoʊ/.

Examples

the plague wiped out an entire population

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

decimate wipe out eliminate carry off eradicate extinguish

Parts of Speech

verb	kill in large numbers “the plague wiped out an entire population”

Word Forms

annihilative	adjective	wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
annihilation	noun	total destruction
annihilator	noun	a total destroyer
extinction	noun	complete annihilation
wipeout	noun	an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
decimation	noun	destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vernichten

in großer Zahl töten

🇫🇷French

annihiler

tuer en grand nombre

🇪🇸Spanish

aniquilar

matar en grandes cantidades

🇮🇹Italian

annientare

uccidere in gran numero

🇳🇱Dutch

vernietigen

doden in grote aantallen

🇵🇹Portuguese

aniquilar

matar em grande número

🇷🇺Russian

уничтожить

убивать в больших количествах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संहार करना

बड़ी संख्या में मारो

🇧🇩Bengali

ধ্বংস করা

বড় সংখ্যায় হত্যা

🇮🇳Tamil

நிர்மூலமாக்கு

அதிக எண்ணிக்கையில் கொல்லுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్మూలించు

పెద్ద సంఖ్యలో చంపండి

🇮🇳Marathi

नायनाट करणे

मोठ्या संख्येने मारणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાશ કરવો

મોટી સંખ્યામાં મારવા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಶಮಾಡು

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊಲ್ಲುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉന്മൂലനം ചെയ്യുക

വലിയ തോതിൽ കൊല്ലുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖ਼ਤਮ ਕਰਨਾ

ਵੱਡੀ ਗਿਣਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਾਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

فنا کرنا

بڑی تعداد میں قتل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

歼灭

大量杀戮

🇯🇵Japanese

全滅する

大量に殺す

🇰🇷Korean

억누르다

대량으로 죽여라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiêu diệt

giết người với số lượng lớn

🇹🇭Thai

ทำลาย

ฆ่ากันเป็นจำนวนมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

membinasakan

membunuh dalam jumlah besar

🇵🇭Filipino

lipulin

pumatay ng marami

🇲🇾Malay

memusnahkan

membunuh beramai-ramai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إبادة

قتل بأعداد كبيرة

🇮🇷Persian

نابود کردن

به تعداد زیاد بکش

🇹🇷Turkish

yok etmek

çok sayıda öldürmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁמִיד

להרוג במספרים גדולים

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The primary meaning of 'annihilate' is 'kill in large numbers'.

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