annihilated

«annihilated» in Mova's school dictionary: Destroyed completely — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb form (annihilated), past of «annihilate»; adjective (annihilated)

meaning for a pupil

1) Destroyed completely. tree →

2) (informal) Beaten very badly in a game or contest. tree →

3) (slang) Very drunk or very tired. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and science (matter and antimatter annihilate), «annihilated» means wiped out. In sport talk, a team got annihilated. Phrases: «completely annihilated».

examples

• The town was annihilated in the war. tree →
• Our team got annihilated 10–0. tree →
• In the game, the dragon annihilated the castle. tree →
• Antimatter and matter are annihilated when they meet. tree →
• I'm annihilated after that cross-country run. tree →
• The bug spray annihilated the ants. tree →

note

Said «a-NIGH-a-lay-tid». Spelling: double n, single l. Strong word; «beaten» or «destroyed» are milder.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «annihilated» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.