🇬🇧 Obliteration meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Obliteration is when something is removed so completely that it’s like it was never there. This can happen when something is totally destroyed, or when it’s so covered up that you can’t see it anymore. For example, if you write a word in pencil and then color over it with a thick black marker until you can’t see the word at all, that’s obliteration of the word. It means there are no clear signs left of what was there before.

The obliteration of the villain in our video game was less dramatic than the obliteration of my snack supply while I played.

The obliteration of my secret candy stash happened when my friend said, “I’ll help you,” and took that job very seriously.

The obliteration of my hide-and-seek strategy occurred when I sneezed inside the curtains.

There was total obliteration of my “no sugar” plan when I met a chocolate cake that called my name loudly.

In real life, stars end in giant explosions called supernovas, which is basically the universe’s dramatic version of obliteration.

On the shore a child drew a bright heart in wet sand. A small wave brought the first obliteration. Obliteration came again as a second wave. Then obliteration returned. A stronger wave's obliteration smoothed the sand until there was no trace. The child watched the final obliteration, sighed, then smiled and drew a new heart.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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