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Assassination vs Annihilation - What's the difference?

assassination | annihilation |

As nouns the difference between assassination and annihilation

is that assassination is killing or murder for political reasons while 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.

assassination

Noun

(en noun)
  • killing or murder for political reasons
  • The assassination of the king occurred at night.

    See also

    * targeted killing

    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.
  • 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