Annihilation

noun

/əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/

Word Frequency: 2.3

Definitions

1.nounThe act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence

2.nounThe act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it

"the annihilation of a corporation"

3.nounThe state of being annihilated.

4.nounThe process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.

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