extermination
/ɪkˌstɜːrmɪˈneɪʃən/
noun
- The act of destroying completely or killing all members of a group, especially pests or unwanted organisms.
- The extermination of bedbugs required several treatments over a month.
- Extermination of the invasive weed was necessary to protect the native plants.
- The city organized a large-scale extermination of rats in the sewers.
- The complete elimination of an idea, problem, or practice.
- The campaign focused on the extermination of prejudice in the community.
- Education is key to the extermination of harmful superstitions.
- The new law led to the extermination of illegal dumping in the area.
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