Definition of Extermination

1. Noun. Complete annihilation. "They think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs"

Exact synonyms: Extinction
Generic synonyms: Annihilation, Disintegration
Derivative terms: Extinguish

2. Noun. The act of exterminating.
Exact synonyms: Liquidation
Generic synonyms: Destruction, Devastation

Definition of Extermination

1. n. The act of exterminating; total destruction; eradication; excision; as, the extermination of inhabitants or tribes, of error or vice, or of weeds from a field.

Definition of Extermination

1. Noun. The act of exterminating; total destruction; eradication; excision; as, the extermination of inhabitants or tribes, of error or vice, or of weeds from a field. ¹

2. Noun. Elimination. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Extermination

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Extermination

1. 1. The act of exterminating; total destruction; eradication; excision; as, the extermination of inhabitants or tribes, of error or vice, or of weeds from a field. 2. Elimination. Origin: Cf. F. Extermination. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Extermination

exteriorizations
exteriorize
exteriorized
exteriorizes
exteriorizing
exteriorly
exteriors
exteriour
exteriourly
exteriours
exterminable
exterminate
exterminated
exterminates
exterminating
extermination (current term)
extermination camp
extermination camps
exterminationism
exterminationist
exterminationists
exterminations
exterminator
exterminators
exterminatory
exterminatress
exterminatrix
extermine
extermined
extermines

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