“bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll”
Word Forms
annihilate
verb
kill in large numbers
obliterate
verb
do away with completely, without leaving a trace
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Vernichtung
Zerstörung durch Vernichtung von etwas
🇪🇸Spanish
aniquilación
destrucción al aniquilar algo
🇮🇹Italian
annientamento
distruzione annientando qualcosa
🇳🇱Dutch
vernietiging
vernietiging door iets te vernietigen
🇵🇹Portuguese
aniquilação
destruição aniquilando algo
🇷🇺Russian
уничтожение
разрушение путем уничтожения чего-либо
India
🇮🇳Hindi
विनाश
किसी चीज को नष्ट करके नष्ट करना
🇧🇩Bengali
বিনাশ
কিছু ধ্বংস করে ধ্বংস
🇮🇳Tamil
அழித்தல்
எதையாவது அழிப்பதன் மூலம் அழிவு
🇮🇳Telugu
వినాశనం
ఏదో నాశనం చేయడం ద్వారా నాశనం
🇮🇳Marathi
उच्चाटन
काहीतरी नष्ट करून नाश
🇮🇳Gujarati
વિનાશ
કોઈ વસ્તુનો નાશ કરીને વિનાશ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸರ್ವನಾಶ
ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ನಾಶಪಡಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ನಾಶ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഉന്മൂലനം
എന്തെങ്കിലും ഉന്മൂലനം ചെയ്യുന്നതിലൂടെ നാശം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵਿਨਾਸ਼
ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ ਕਰਕੇ ਤਬਾਹੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
فنا
کسی چیز کو فنا کر کے تباہی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
歼灭
通过消灭某物来破坏
🇯🇵Japanese
消滅
何かを消滅させることによる破壊
🇰🇷Korean
전멸
무언가를 전멸함으로써 파괴
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự hủy diệt
sự hủy diệt bằng cách tiêu diệt một cái gì đó
🇹🇭Thai
การทำลายล้าง
การทำลายล้างด้วยการทำลายบางสิ่งบางอย่าง
🇮🇩Indonesian
penghancuran
kehancuran dengan memusnahkan sesuatu
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkalipol
pagkawasak sa pamamagitan ng pagpuksa sa isang bagay
🇲🇾Malay
kemusnahan
kemusnahan dengan memusnahkan sesuatu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
إبادة
التدمير من خلال إبادة شيء ما
🇮🇷Persian
نابودی
تخریب با نابود کردن چیزی
🇹🇷Turkish
imha
bir şeyi yok ederek yok etme
🇮🇱Hebrew
הַשׁמָדָה
הרס על ידי השמדת משהו
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'annihilation'?
The primary meaning of 'annihilation' is 'destruction by annihilating something'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'annihilation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'annihilation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'annihilation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'annihilation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'annihilation' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'annihilation' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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