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- [uh-nahy-uh-leyt]
- /əˈnaɪ əˌleɪt/
- /əˈnaɪ.ə.leɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-nahy-uh-leyt]
- /əˈnaɪ əˌleɪt/
Definitions of annihilated word
- verb with object annihilated to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly: The heavy bombing almost annihilated the city. 1
- verb with object annihilated to destroy the collective existence or main body of; wipe out: to annihilate an army. 1
- verb with object annihilated to annul; make void: to annihilate a law. 1
- verb with object annihilated to cancel the effect of; nullify. 1
- verb with object annihilated to defeat completely; vanquish: Our basketball team annihilated the visiting team. 1
- noun annihilated Simple past tense and past participle of annihilate. 1
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Origin of annihilated
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English adnichilat(e) destroyed < Late Latin annihilātus brought to nothing, annihilated (past participle of annihilāre) (Latin an- an-2 + nihil nothing + -ātus -ate1)
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Parts of speech for Annihilated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
annihilated popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adjective annihilated
- unremembered — to recall to the mind by an act or effort of memory; think of again: I'll try to remember the exact date.
- ruined — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
- lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
- obliterated — to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
Antonyms for annihilated
verb annihilated
- protected — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- bore — If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
- built — Built is the past tense and past participle of build.
- constructed — to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise.
- created — to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.
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