How do you pronounce annihilation?

The recorded pronunciation is /əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/.

annihilation

/əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: an-ni-hi-la-tion
IPA: /əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/

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noun

The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of being annihilated.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the annihilation of a corporation"
"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."

Etymology

From Middle French annihilation, from Latin annihilātiō. By surface analysis, annihilate + -ion.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: annihilation, annihilātiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

annihilations (plural)

Derived Forms

annihilationism annihilationist coannihilation reannihilation

Phrases

family annihilation self-annihilation

Frequently Paired Words

annihilable annihilate annihilative annihilator annihilatory

Synonyms

extinction eradication obliteration disintegration

Antonyms

creation generation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

annihilation

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How to pronounce annihilation