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extermination vs disintegration

disintegration vs extermination

extermination and disintegration both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
extermination Yes No No No
disintegration Yes No No No
As nouns, disintegration is a hypernym of extermination; that is, disintegration is a word with a broader meaning than extermination:
  • extermination: complete annihilation
  • disintegration: total destruction
Other hypernyms of extermination include annihilation.
extermination (noun) disintegration (noun)
the act of exterminating total destruction
complete annihilation separation into component parts
the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
in a decomposed state
a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system
Difference between extermination and disintegration

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