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• Nom désignant l'action ou le processus de destruction totale ou d'effacement complet de quelque chose, sans laisser de traces.

A noun referring to the act or process of completely destroying or erasing something, leaving no trace behind.

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1. Complete destructionC1formal

   The act of destroying something so thoroughly that nothing remains.

   Anéantissement total

   • The bombing caused the obliteration of the entire village.
   • The volcano's eruption led to the obliteration of the nearby town.
   • The war threatened the obliteration of an entire culture.

   Synonymesannihilationdemolitiondevastationeradicationerasureexterminationextinctionextirpation

   Antonymesconstructioncreationestablishmentpreservation

2. Erasure of all tracesC1formal

   The removal or destruction of every sign or evidence of something.

   Effacement total

   • Time had caused the obliteration of the ancient inscriptions.
   • The fire resulted in the obliteration of all personal records.
   • The policy aimed at the obliteration of all historical documents.

   Synonymesannihilationcancellationeffacementeradicationerasureextirpation