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extermination vs annihilation

annihilation vs extermination

extermination and annihilation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
extermination Yes No No No
annihilation Yes No No No
As nouns, annihilation is a hypernym of extermination; that is, annihilation is a word with a broader meaning than extermination:
  • extermination: complete annihilation
  • annihilation: total destruction
Other hypernyms of extermination include disintegration.
extermination (noun) annihilation (noun)
the act of exterminating destruction by annihilating something
complete annihilation total destruction
Difference between extermination and annihilation

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