wipeout
/ˈwaɪpaʊt/
noun
- A complete destruction or failure, often resulting in total loss.
- The company faced a financial wipeout after the market crash.
- The storm caused a total wipeout of the coastal village.
- His poor investment led to a complete wipeout of his savings.
- A fall from a surfboard or other board while riding a wave.
- The surfer laughed off the wipeout and paddled back out.
- After a spectacular wipeout, she climbed back on her board.
- He took a nasty wipeout when the wave crashed over him.
- A decisive defeat in a competition or contest.
- It was a total wipeout for the challenger in the election.
- The video game ended in a wipeout for the losing player.
- The home team suffered a wipeout in the championship game.
Synonyms
verb
- To destroy or eliminate completely.
- We need to wipe out the debt before the end of the year.
- The new policy could wipe out small businesses.
- The disease nearly wiped out the entire population.
- To fall off a surfboard or other board while riding a wave.
- He tried a trick but wiped out in front of the crowd.
- She wiped out on the biggest wave of the day.
- I wiped out twice before I could stand on the board.