annihilating

əˈnaɪəˌleɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of annihilating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

destructioncausing complete destruction or devastation

The annihilating storm left the town in ruins.

catastrophic

devastating

ruinous

attitude

Rare

making light of a situation or reducing its seriousness

Rare

His annihilating humor defused the tense meeting.

belittling

diminishing

trivializing

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Origin of annihilating

Latin, annihilare (to reduce to nothing)

Examples of annihilating in a sentence

An annihilating force swept through the battlefield.
Her annihilating sarcasm left him speechless.
The critic's annihilating review crushed the director's hopes.

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French:anéantissant, dédramatisant, ...
German:vernichtend, verharmlosend, ...
Italian:annientante, sdrammatizzante, ...
Spanish:aniquilador, despreocupado, ...
Portuguese:devastador, desvalorizador, ...
Chinese:毁灭性的, 消解的, ...
Japanese:壊滅的な, 軽視する, ...
Arabic:مُدَمِّر, ساخِر, ...
Hebrew:מַשְׁמִיד, מַקְלִיל, ...
Russian:разрушительный, разрушающий, ...
Ukrainian:руйнівний, зневажливий, ...
Hindi:विनाशकारी, मजाकिया, ...
Bengali:বিধ্বংসী, হাস্যকর, ...
Catalan:devastador, irònic, ...
Czech:ničivý, odzbrojující, ...
Danish:tilintetgørende, spøgefuld, ...
Dutch:vernietigend, bagatelliserend, ...
Greek:καταστροφικός, υποτιμητικός, ...
Hungarian:megsemmisítő, lefegyverző, ...
Khmer:បំផ្លិចបំផ្លាញទាំងស្រុង, បន្ថយភាពធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ, ...
Korean:파괴적인, 가벼운, ...
Persian:ویرانگر, بی‌اهمیت‌کننده, ...
Polish:niszczycielski, umniejszający, ...
Portuguese (BR):devastador, minimizador, ...
Romanian:devastator, anihilant, ...
Swedish:förintande, avväpnande, ...
Thai:ทำลายล้าง, ทำให้เบาลง, ...
Turkish:yıkıcı, alaycı, ...
Vietnamese:hủy diệt, làm nhẹ, ...

annihilate

əˈnaɪəˌleɪt

Definition of annihilate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

total defeat

tr.

totally defeat someone in a contest

tr.

Our team annihilated the opponents in the final match.

crush

destroy

overwhelm

complete destruction

tr.

destroy something completely leaving nothing

tr.

The hurricane annihilated the small coastal town.

exterminate

obliterate

particle physics

tr./intr.

TECH.

react with antimatter producing gamma radiation

tr./intr.

TECH.

The particles annihilate when they meet their antimatter counterparts.

destroy

obliterate

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Origin of annihilate

Latin, annihilare (to reduce to nothing)

Examples of annihilate in a sentence

The chess champion managed to annihilate his opponent swiftly.
The army was ordered to annihilate the enemy base.
The demolition crew will annihilate the old building.
In the lab, scientists observed how particles annihilate in controlled conditions.
When matter and antimatter annihilate, energy is released.

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French:anéantir, exterminer, ...
German:vernichten, auslöschen, ...
Italian:annientare, annichilare, ...
Spanish:aniquilar, destruir por completo, ...
Portuguese:aniquilar, destruir completamente, ...
Chinese:彻底击败, 摧毁, ...
Japanese:打ち負かす, 壊滅させる, ...
Arabic:سَحَقَ, أَفْنَى, ...
Hebrew:לְהַבִּיס, לְהַשְׁמִיד, ...
Russian:разгромить, уничтожать, ...
Ukrainian:знищити, стерти з лиця землі, ...
Hindi:धूल चटा देना, समूल नष्ट करना, ...
Bengali:গুঁড়িয়ে দেওয়া, নিশ্চিহ্ন করা, ...
Catalan:escombrar, destruir, ...
Czech:rozdrtit, vyhladit, ...
Danish:knuse, tilintetgøre, ...
Dutch:vernietigen, ...
Greek:συντρίβω, αφανίζω, ...
Hungarian:megsemmisíteni, elpusztítani, ...
Khmer:ផ្ដួលយ៉ាងដាច់ខាត, បំផ្លាញទាំងស្រុង, ...
Korean:완전히 이기다, 전멸시키다, ...
Persian:درهم کوبیدن, نابود کردن, ...
Polish:rozgromić, zniszczyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):aniquilar, destruir completamente, ...
Romanian:a învinge, a anihila, ...
Swedish:krossa, förstöra, ...
Thai:ถล่ม, ทำลายล้าง, ...
Turkish:ezmek, yok etmek, ...
Vietnamese:đè bẹp, tiêu diệt, ...

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