Obliteration

Quick meaning: Obliteration is a noun meaning The total destruction of something.

Meaning

The total destruction of something.

More Meanings

1. The concealing or covering of something.
2. The cancellation, erasure or deletion of something.
3. (medicine) The cancellation of the function, structure, or both of a vessel or organ; for example, the occlusion of the lumen of a duct, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel, be it solely functional (as when squeezed by nearby mass effect or inflammation) or both structural and functional (as when clogged with thrombus, embolus, or fibrosis).

Example Sentences

Stark before-and-after images reveal the obliteration of Bakhmut [title]

Because he refused to protect his brother's name from obliteration, he acquires a derogatory nickname.

This illustration depicts exoplanet Kepler-1658b (left), doomed to eventual obliteration by its aging host star.

“Everyone knows what happens when you drop 14 30,000-pound bombs perfectly on their targets: total obliteration.”

Word Forms

• obliterations

Synonyms for obliteration

Depending on context, synonyms include annihilation, eradication.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include annihilation, eradication, destruction, erasure, deletion, disappearance.

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