annihilating
Meaning of annihilating
- destroy utterly; obliterate.
a simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all
a crusade to annihilate evil
- convert (a subatomic particle) into radiant energy.
a fraction of the mass of atomic nuclei is annihilated
mesons are unstable because the quark and antiquark can annihilate each other
late Middle English (originally as an adjective meaning ‘destroyed, annulled’): from late Latin annihilatus ‘reduced to nothing’, from the verb annihilare, from ad- ‘to’ + nihil ‘nothing’. The sense ‘destroy utterly’ dates from the mid 16th century.
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Hyphenation of annihilating
an-ni-hi-lat-ing
- It consists of 5 syllables and 12 chars.
- annihilating is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
annihilating synonyms
Meaning annihilative:
annihilative, devastating, withering
Meaning devastating:
Meaning end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it:
Meaning destroy utterly; wipe out:
Meaning cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing):
Meaning kill (animals) for food:
Meaning destroy completely:
Meaning completely remove or get rid of (something):
Meaning kill (someone), typically by violent means:
Meaning destroy completely; put an end to:
Meaning put an end to; destroy:
Meaning rub out or remove (writing or marks):
Meaning eradicate or destroy completely:
Meaning destroy or obliterate:
Meaning kill or severely injure (someone):
annihilating antonyms
Meaning bring (something) into existence:
Meaning construct (something) by putting parts or material together:
Meaning set up on a firm or permanent basis:
Words that rhyme with annihilating
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