noun
extermination
noun
1
The complete destruction or killing off of a group.
"The pest control team specialises in the extermination of termites."
How to Use Extermination
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe total wiping out of a group, whether pests or, in serious historical contexts, people.
Word Forms
exterminations plural
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Etymology
From Latin exterminatio, related to exterminare.