annihilation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun destruction by annihilating something
    obliteration.
  2. noun total destruction
    disintegration.
    • bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll

WordNet


An*ni`hi*la"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. annihilation.
Definitions
  1. The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the 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; as, the annihilation of a corporation.
  2. The state of being annihilated. Hooker.

Webster 1913