Obliteration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

destruction by annihilating something

the complete destruction of every trace of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/əblˌɪɾɚɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/əblˌɪtəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əblˌɪtəɹˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /əblˌɪɾɚɹˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

eradication annihilation

Word Forms

annihilate	verb	kill in large numbers
obliterate	verb	do away with completely, without leaving a trace
eradicate	verb	destroy completely, as if down to the roots

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Auslöschung

Zerstörung durch Vernichtung von etwas

🇫🇷French

oblitération

destruction en annihilant quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

obliteración

destrucción al aniquilar algo

🇮🇹Italian

obliterazione

distruzione annientando qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

vernietiging

vernietiging door iets te vernietigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

obliteração

destruição aniquilando algo

🇷🇺Russian

уничтожение

разрушение путем уничтожения чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विस्मृति

किसी चीज को नष्ट करके नष्ट करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিলুপ্তি

কিছু ধ্বংস করে ধ্বংস

🇮🇳Tamil

அழித்தல்

எதையாவது அழிப்பதன் மூலம் அழிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్మూలన

ఏదో నాశనం చేయడం ద్వారా నాశనం

🇮🇳Marathi

विलोपन

काहीतरी नष्ट करून नाश

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાબૂદ

કોઈ વસ્તુનો નાશ કરીને વિનાશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ನಾಶಪಡಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ನಾಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇല്ലാതാക്കൽ

എന്തെങ്കിലും ഉന്മൂലനം ചെയ്യുന്നതിലൂടെ നാശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਟਾਉਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ ਕਰਕੇ ਤਬਾਹੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ختم کرنا

کسی چیز کو فنا کر کے تباہی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

抹杀

通过消灭某物来破坏

🇯🇵Japanese

抹消

何かを消滅させることによる破壊

🇰🇷Korean

말살

무언가를 전멸함으로써 파괴

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự xóa bỏ

sự hủy diệt bằng cách tiêu diệt một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การลบล้าง

การทำลายล้างด้วยการทำลายบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghapusan

kehancuran dengan memusnahkan sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtanggal

pagkawasak sa pamamagitan ng pagpuksa sa isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

penghapusan

kemusnahan dengan memusnahkan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طمس

التدمير من خلال إبادة شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

محو کردن

تخریب با نابود کردن چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

yok etme

bir şeyi yok ederek yok etme

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַכחָדָה

הרס על ידי השמדת משהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'obliteration'?

The primary meaning of 'obliteration' is 'destruction by annihilating something'.

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

In which domain is the word 'obliteration' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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

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