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• n  destruction by annihilating something
• n  the complete destruction of every trace of something

• Removal from Germany of all industrial machinery which any liberated country wants; obliteration of the rest of German industry.
• The ceremonies marking the 40th anniversary of Hiroshima's obliteration are over, and the ghostly figures of vaporized corpses that were stenciled on the sidewalks of scores of .
• From the obliteration of indigenous people by Spanish conquistadors to the destructive cycles of foreign debt, investment and capitalism, Galeano lays out the Latin American saga .

• annihilation
• eradication

News & Articles

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• Chael Sonnen: If Anderson Silva Wins at UFC 162, He Is the Best of All Time
  For the better part of two years, Chael Sonnen had one mission in life—the absolute destruction and obliteration of UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva . Unfortunately, Sonnen fell short in both of his attempts to take Silva's title away from him, losing in the first bout by a late fifth round submission and being stopped by strikes in the second round of their rematch. Sonnen has moved on ...
  June 20, 2013 - Bleacher Report