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Annihilation vs Extirpation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between annihilation and extirpation

is that annihilation is the act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it; as, the annihilation of a corporation while extirpation is the act of extirpating or uprooting.

annihilation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it; as, the annihilation of a corporation.
  • The state of being annihilated.
  • (physics) The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.

    • Related terms

    () * annihilate * annihilator * annihilable * annihilative

    Synonyms

    * (act of reducing to nothing) extinction, eradication * (state of being annihilated) extinction

    Antonyms

    * (act of reducing to nothing) creation, generation * (state of being annihilated) generation

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    extirpation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of extirpating or uprooting.
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 34.
    • it aims at the correction of our manners, and extirpation of our vices