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单词 obliteration
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Definition of obliteration in English:

obliteration

noun əˌblɪtəˈreɪʃnəˌblɪdəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • The action or fact of obliterating or being obliterated; total destruction.

    headlines about the obliteration of the green belt
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But the obliteration of Nagasaki was, if comparisons on this scale are even possible, even worse than that of Hiroshima.
    • The disaster scenarios prophesied in such reasonable arguments will range from everything from personal ostracism to nuclear obliteration.
    • It means disorganization, destruction, obliteration, of the institutions of government and nationhood.
    • Neither man has even come close to achieving what they set out to achieve - helping their party recover from its crash towards obliteration.
    • Perhaps the danger we face is not the mutually assured obliteration of the two parties, but the destruction of our democracy.
    Synonyms
    eradication, erasing, erasure, effacing, rubbing out, blotting out, wiping out, removal, expunging, effacement, blanking out, blocking out, deletion, striking out, cancellation, crossing out, inking out, scoring out
    rare expunction, expungement
    destruction, wiping out, annihilation, extermination, extirpation, elimination, eradication, killing, decimation, liquidation, demolition
    informal zapping
 
 

Definition of obliteration in US English:

obliteration

nounəˌblidəˈrāSH(ə)nəˌblɪdəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
  • The action or fact of obliterating or being obliterated; total destruction.

    the obliteration of vast green spaces
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Perhaps the danger we face is not the mutually assured obliteration of the two parties, but the destruction of our democracy.
    • The disaster scenarios prophesied in such reasonable arguments will range from everything from personal ostracism to nuclear obliteration.
    • Neither man has even come close to achieving what they set out to achieve - helping their party recover from its crash towards obliteration.
    • It means disorganization, destruction, obliteration, of the institutions of government and nationhood.
    • But the obliteration of Nagasaki was, if comparisons on this scale are even possible, even worse than that of Hiroshima.
    Synonyms
    eradication, erasing, erasure, effacing, rubbing out, blotting out, wiping out, removal, expunging, effacement, blanking out, blocking out, deletion, striking out, cancellation, crossing out, inking out, scoring out
    destruction, wiping out, annihilation, extermination, extirpation, elimination, eradication, killing, decimation, liquidation, demolition
 
 
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