Eradication — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the complete destruction of every trace of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪɹˌædɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪɹˌadɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪɹˌadɪkˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /ɪɹˌædɪkˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

obliteration

Word Forms

eradicate	verb	destroy completely, as if down to the roots
obliterate	verb	do away with completely, without leaving a trace

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausrottung

die völlige Zerstörung jeder Spur von etwas

🇫🇷French

éradication

la destruction complète de toute trace de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

erradicación

la destrucción completa de cada rastro de algo

🇮🇹Italian

eradicazione

la completa distruzione di ogni traccia di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

uitroeiing

de volledige vernietiging van elk spoor van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

erradicação

a destruição completa de qualquer vestígio de algo

🇷🇺Russian

искоренение

полное уничтожение всех следов чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नाश

किसी चीज़ के हर निशान का पूर्ण विनाश

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্মূল

কিছুর প্রতিটি ট্রেস সম্পূর্ণ ধ্বংস

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒழிப்பு

ஏதோவொன்றின் ஒவ்வொரு தடயத்தின் முழுமையான அழிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్మూలన

ఏదో యొక్క ప్రతి జాడను పూర్తిగా నాశనం చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्मूलन

एखाद्या गोष्टीच्या प्रत्येक ट्रेसचा संपूर्ण नाश

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાબૂદી

કોઈ વસ્તુના દરેક નિશાનનો સંપૂર્ણ વિનાશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ಮೂಲನೆ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಜಾಡಿನ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ನಾಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉന്മൂലനം

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും എല്ലാ അടയാളങ്ങളുടെയും പൂർണ്ണമായ നാശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਾਤਮਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਹਰ ਟਰੇਸ ਦੀ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਬਾਹੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

خاتمہ

کسی چیز کے ہر نشان کی مکمل تباہی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

根除

彻底摧毁某物的每一痕迹

🇯🇵Japanese

根絶

何かのあらゆる痕跡を完全に破壊すること

🇰🇷Korean

근절

어떤 것의 모든 흔적을 완전히 파괴하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự diệt trừ

sự phá hủy hoàn toàn mọi dấu vết của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การกำจัด

การทำลายล้างทุกร่องรอยของบางสิ่งบางอย่างอย่างสมบูรณ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemberantasan

kehancuran total dari setiap jejak sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpuksa

ang ganap na pagkasira ng bawat bakas ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

pembasmian

kemusnahan sepenuhnya setiap kesan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القضاء

التدمير الكامل لكل أثر لشيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

ریشه کنی

نابودی کامل هر اثری از چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

yok etme

bir şeyin her izinin tamamen yok edilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲקִירָה

הרס מוחלט של כל זכר למשהו

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The primary meaning of 'eradication' is 'the complete destruction of every trace of something'.

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Using 'eradication' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'eradication' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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