wipeout
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈwaɪpaʊt/
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- So like our college was a total wipeout and socially that, you know, that charge you get, you can't duplicate with a bigger house or another car.
It was a total wipeout of wealth in Asia and it was driven by debt.
- It was a total wipeout of wealth in Asia and it was driven by debt.
Examples
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Maybe you think this year's title game will be a similar wipeout.
Blog text (26) -
And then there's the almost total wipeout of the battleground states where the battle takes place.
Blog text (22) -
"I just think this was a complete wipeout," Greve declared.
Academic text (2003) -
It was a total wipeout of wealth in Asia and it was driven by debt.
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Sadly, it will be a total wipeout for the real economy and for middle-class people who work for a salary.
Blog text (25) -
Generally, a complete wipeout of possessions would "constitute a disproportionate interference... justifiable under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 only in exceptional circumstances." 98
Academic text (2016) -
Failures or delays in big projects won't necessarily have a halo effect outside the group that backed them, although a continued pattern in that direction (especially if a complete million-dollar-plus wipeout occurred) could certainly cause a broader level of aversion.
Blog text (6) -
The economic crisis led to a complete wipeout of the once-thriving start-up sector.
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The environmental changes caused a devastating wipeout of many local fish populations.
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The company's reckless management resulted in a total wipeout of their assets during the downturn.
Synonyms
849
3.0
Severe damage that makes something no longer exist or cannot be fixed
150
4.4
The dying out of a species so it no longer exists
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3.5
The act of removing something you do not need
72
4.2
The act of destroying a building or other structure on purpose
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8.1
Complete destruction so nothing is left
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7.4
A complete killing or removal of a group of living things
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6.8
Complete removal of something unwanted
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7.9
Complete destruction that leaves nothing behind
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9.9
A sudden break or failure that makes something stop working
An action or event that ends something completely
A very large defeat of one side by another, for example in a game
Antonyms
How Destructive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wipeout comes from the simple parts wipe and out, where wipe means 'to rub or sweep away' and out means 'completely'. So a wipeout is something removed or destroyed completely, which is why people use it for total loss or destruction.