Definitions for: Annihilation

[n] destruction by annihilating something
[n] total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"

Webster (1913) Definition: An*ni`hi*la"tion, n. [Cf. F. annihilation.]
1. 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.

2. The state of being annihilated. --Hooker.

Synonyms: disintegration, obliteration

See Also: atomisation, atomization, demolition, destruction, destruction, devastation, extermination, extinction, pulverisation, pulverization, vaporisation, vaporization

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