Extermination Meaning in English

word

US

ɪkˌstɝməˈneɪʃən

ik-STUR-muh-NAY-shuhn

UK

ɛkstˈɜːmɪnˈeɪʃən

ek-STUR-min-AY-shuhn

परिभाषा

The complete destruction or killing of a group of living things, often referring to pests, animals, or, in a historical context, human populations.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

'Extermination' is formal and often associated with serious or historical contexts, like pest control ('extermination of rats') or genocide ('the extermination of a people'). Used less casually than 'elimination' or 'removal'.

• Spanish: exterminio - eliminación total
• Portuguese (BR): extermínio - eliminação total
• Portuguese (PT): extermínio - eliminação total
• Chinese (Simplified): 歼灭 - 灭绝
• Chinese (Traditional): 殲滅 - 滅絕
• Hindi: समूल नाश - पूर्ण विनाश
• Arabic: إبادة - القضاء التام
• Bengali: সম্পূর্ণ নিধন - ধ্বংস
• Russian: уничтожение - истребление
• Japanese: 絶滅 - 駆除
• Vietnamese: tiêu diệt hoàn toàn - diệt trừ
• Korean: 박멸 - 근절
• Turkish: yok etme - imha
• Urdu: صفایا - مکمل تباہی
• Indonesian: pemberantasan - pemusnahan

उदाहरण वाक्य

The extermination of mosquitoes helps prevent disease.

basic

The city planned the extermination of rats in the subway.

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The extermination of pests protects crops.

basic

History books describe the extermination of entire communities during wartime.

natural

After several attempts, the pest control company finally achieved complete extermination of the termites.

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The documentary explored the tragic extermination of species caused by human activity.

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