annihilateverb [ T ]
uk/əˈnaɪ.ə.leɪt/us/əˈnaɪ.ə.leɪt/to destroy something completely so that nothing is left:
a city annihilated by an atomic bomb
informal to defeat completely:
He was annihilated in the finals of the competition.
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Destroying and demolishing
- apocalypse
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- blow, bomb, wipe, etc. sth off the map idiom
- kill sth off
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
- knock
- knock sth down
- knock sth out
- sacrifice
- sink
- smash
- stave sth in
- take sb/sth out
- tear 1
- tear sth apart
- tear sth down
- teardown
- wipe
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Winning and defeating
annihilation
noun [ U ] uk/əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/us/əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
During the Cold War the threat of nuclear annihilation was always on people's minds.
informal The opposition party's candidate suffered annihilation (= complete defeat) at the polls.