annihilation /əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ noun4 •The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence. •The act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it. •The state of being annihilated. •The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy. formsannihilations