Annihilation
WordNet
noun
(1) Destruction by annihilating something
(2) Total destruction
"Bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Derived from Latin nihil (nothing) and the prefix a-. Compare with French annihilation.
Noun
- 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.
- The state of being annihilated.
- The process of a particle and its corresponding anti-particle combining to produce energy.