decimation

Noun

Meaning

A tithing.

A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment.

The destruction of any large proportion, as of people by pestilence or war.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

destruction elimination massacre slaughter devastation annihilation extermination eradication carnage obliteration genocide holocaust Ragnarok death tithing
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Antonyms

salvation development production building beginning success
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Hypernyms

destruction devastation

Related terms

decimate

Phrases with the word

gargantuan decimation vast decimation

Anagrams

medication

Examples

Why do humans exist? A major part of the answer: because Pikaia Gracilens survived the Burgess decimation. Christopher Hitchens

2010s In 2010, " Second Coming " continued the plot threads on "Messiah Complex" and "House of M", while in 2012, " Avengers vs. X-Men " served as a closure to story lines such as "House of M" and "Decimation". Source: Internet

A crappy ICAC is good politics, decimation of the ABC is good politics, polarisation is good politics, bad accountability is good politics. Source: Internet

As a result of the decimation in the populace the value of the working class increased, and commoners came to enjoy more freedom. Source: Internet

By then, dredging and pumping and draining of the sloughs — the technical term for the shallow, slow-moving water under the grasses — and species decimation was well underway. Source: Internet

Addergoole had experienced a severe decimation of its population in the previous 70 years, mainly due to emigration. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

decimalize decimally decimate decimator decime decimemide