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extermination

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ik-ˈstər-mə-ˌnāt\
    • /ɪkˈstɜː.mɪ.neɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ik-ˈstər-mə-ˌnāt\

Definitions of extermination word

  • noun extermination Killing, especially of a whole group of people or animals. 1
  • noun extermination mass killing, annihilation 1
  • noun extermination The act of exterminating; total destruction; eradication; excision; as, the extermination of inhabitants or tribes, of error or vice, or of weeds from a field. 0
  • noun extermination Elimination. 0
See all 4 definitions of extermination

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Parts of speech for Extermination

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Extermination

extermination popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for extermination

noun extermination

  • annihilation — the act of annihilating
  • execution — The carrying out or putting into effect of a plan, order, or course of action.
  • termination — the act of terminating.
  • killing — the act of killing, especially game: The hounds moved in for the kill.
  • slaughter — Frank, 1908–2001, U.S. novelist and physician.
All 16 Synonyms of extermination

Antonyms for extermination

noun extermination

  • preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
Just one Antonym for extermination

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