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Annihilated Pronunciation
Annihilated is pronounced uh-NY-uh-lay-tid, IPA /əˈnaɪəˌleɪtɪd/.
uh-NY-uh-lay-tid
US /əˈnaɪəˌleɪtɪd/ · UK /əˈnaɪəˌleɪtɪd/
Syllables: uh · NY · uh · lay · tid (5 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb (past tense and past participle of annihilate): Destroyed something completely, or defeated an opponent very heavily.
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Annihilated in a Sentence
- The village was annihilated in a single night.
- They were annihilated in the second half.
- Most of the records were annihilated by the fire.
Common Mispronunciations of Annihilated
Not uh-NY-lay-tid
Five beats are needed, because the hi in the middle survives as a weak uh even with the h unsaid.
Not uh-NY-uh-LAY-tid
A small secondary lift is all that lay gets. Every bit of the size belongs to NY.
Tip: The word now does more work as sporting hyperbole than as a description of actual destruction.
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