hävittäminen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- annihilation noun Total destruction; the act of wiping something out of existence.
- destruction noun The act of destroying something, or the state of having been destroyed.
- disposal noun The act of getting rid of something, especially waste.
- dumping noun The act of discarding or disposing of something, especially carelessly or illegally.
- eradication noun The complete removal or destruction of something, especially a disease or social problem.
- obliteration noun The total destruction of something.
- waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.
Senses
hävittäminen is used for these senses in English:
- annihilation The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.
- destruction The act of destroying.
- disposal (countable) A disposing of or getting rid of something.
- dumping The disposal of something no longer needed, or of no value.
- eradication The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
- obliteration (medicine) The cancellation of the function, structure, or both of a vessel or organ; for example, the occlusion of the lumen of a duct, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel, be it solely functional (as when squeezed by nearby mass effect or inflammation) or both structural and functional (as when clogged with thrombus, embolus, or fibrosis).
- waste (legal) A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.
annihilation — full definition
- noun Total destruction; the act of wiping something out of existence.
- noun Physics: the process by which a particle and antiparticle destroy each other, converting their mass into energy.