annihilating
/əˈnaɪəˌleɪtɪŋ/
verb
- To destroy completely; to wipe out of existence.
- A single asteroid impact could annihilate most life on Earth.
- The bomb was powerful enough to annihilate an entire city.
- The army vowed to annihilate the enemy forces.
- To defeat decisively in a competition or conflict.
- Our team annihilated the opponents 10–0 in the final match.
- In the debate, she annihilated her opponent's arguments with solid facts.
- The champion annihilated all challengers in the tournament.
- To cause something to lose its effect or significance; to negate completely.
- The loud noise annihilated any chance of having a quiet conversation.
- The new evidence annihilated the prosecutor's case.
- A single mistake can annihilate years of hard work.
adjective
- Causing total destruction or overwhelming defeat.
- The team suffered an annihilating loss in the championship game.
- The army launched an annihilating attack on the rebel base.
- The storm had an annihilating effect on the small coastal town.
- Overwhelmingly powerful or effective in a negative way.
- The report contained annihilating evidence of corruption.
- The critic wrote an annihilating review of the movie.
- She gave him an annihilating stare that made him shrink back.