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Annihilation Pronunciation
Annihilation is pronounced uh-ny-uh-LAY-shuhn, IPA /əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃən/.
uh-ny-uh-LAY-shuhn
US /əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃən/ · UK /əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃən/
Syllables: uh · ny · uh · LAY · shuhn (5 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
noun: Complete destruction, with nothing left behind.
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Annihilation in a Sentence
- The treaty was written in the shadow of possible annihilation.
- Annihilation of the colony took a single winter.
- In physics, annihilation describes a particle meeting its antiparticle.
Common Mispronunciations of Annihilation
Not uh-ni-hi-LAY-shuhn
That h in the middle is silent, so hila becomes ny-uh and the word loses a beat.
Not a-ny-uh-LAY-shun
Open on a weak uh, not a full a, because all the force is waiting for LAY.
Tip: Annihilate behaves the same way, uh-NY-uh-layt, with the h unsaid and the beat on NY.
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