Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: annihilated
IPA transcription: [ən'aɪəl,eɪtɪd]
Pronunciations of annihilated
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: annihilated, exterminated, wiped_out(p)
    Meaning: destroyed completely
Usage examples
  • The otter felt quite sure that it was only by good fortune that it had not been annihilated by its great, dangerous rival.
  • First of all, Connecticut needs a ten-year close season law to save her remnant of shore birds before it is completely annihilated.
  • Halsey, who jarred the nitro, had been annihilated. Ewell was mad from the violent termination of an experiment similar to that now in development.
  • Thus caught in a trap the Italian horse were completely annihilated, and so, before the heavy infantry of the two armies met each other, not a Roman cavalry soldier remained alive and unwounded on the field.
  • The forest screen above it, however, had been annihilated, and it was determined to abandon it, after removing all usable machinery and evidences of the processes that might be of interest to the Han scientists, should they return to the valley in the future.
  • "How much of human suffering I have--not only relieved, but actually annihilated!" And, in a glow of conscious virtue, I stood watching the unloading of the cart, still holding the Magic Watch open in my hand, as I was curious to see what would happen when we again reached the exact time at which I had put back the hand.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Universe, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording First Crusade, License CC BY-SA 4.0