Noun

1. The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration.
2. The state of having been erased; total blankness.

Synonyms

• (action of erasing) : cancelation (US), cancellation (British), canceling (US), cancelling (British),deleting, deletion, erasing, obliterating, obliteration, wiping
• (state of having been erased) : blankness

Quotations

• 2004, Bush, even when he had the floor, grimaced as he spoke, except on several occasions when he lost his way and a look of total erasure came over him, a blank, stricken stare for which the French, alas, have the most apt expression: like a cow watching a train go by. — The New Yorker, 18 Oct 2004