Annihilation Meaning
/əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.
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.
Sentence Examples
Nuclear weapons may bring about the annihilation of man.
Annihilation gives birth to my rebirth.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The bomb caused total ____ of the city in seconds.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The threat of nuclear ____ was a major fear during the various wars.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French annihilation, from Latin annihilātiō. By surface analysis, annihilate + -ion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"If you ask how religion thus falls on the thorns and faces death, and in the very act annuls annihilation, I cannot explain the matter, for it is religion's secret, and to understand it you must yourself have been a religious man of the extremer type."
— 1902, William James, “Lecture 2”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The bomb caused total ____ of the city in seconds.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The threat of nuclear ____ was a major fear during the various wars.