English noun: extermination | |||
| 1. | extermination (event) complete annihilation | ||
| Samples | They think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs. | ||
| Synonyms | extinction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | annihilation, disintegration | ||
| 2. | extermination (act) the act of exterminating | ||
| Synonyms | liquidation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | destruction, devastation | ||