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Obliteration vs Erasure - What's the difference?

obliteration | erasure |

Erasure is a synonym of obliteration.



As nouns the difference between obliteration and erasure

is that obliteration is the total destruction of something while erasure is the action of erasing; deletion; obliteration.

obliteration

English

Noun

(-)
  • The total destruction of something
  • The cancellation, erasure or deletion of something

    • erasure

    English

    Noun

  • The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration.
  • The state of having been erased; total blankness.
  • *
  • (sociology) A tendency to ignore or conceal an element of society.
    • bisexual erasure

    Synonyms

    * (action of erasing) cancelation (US), cancellation (British), canceling (US), cancelling (British), deleting]], deletion, erasing, obliterating, obliteration, [[wipe, wiping * (state of having been erased) blankness