# annihilation

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #21,721

## Definitions
1. The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.
2. 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.
3. The state of being annihilated.
4. The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.

## Etymology
From Middle French annihilation, from Latin annihilātiō. By surface analysis, annihilate + -ion.

## Common misspellings (16)
`anihilation`, `aninhilation`, `annhiilation`, `annihhilation`, `annihialtion`, `annihilaiton`, `annihilasion`, `annihilatino`, `annihilationn`, `annihilatoin`, `annihilattion`, `annihillation`, `annihiltaion`, `annihliation`, `anniihlation`, `nanihilation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/annihilation