How do you pronounce decimation?

decimation is pronounced as /ˌdɛsɪˈmeɪʃən/.

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decimation

💥decimation (désiméïchion)

noun

/ˌdɛsɪˈmeɪʃən/

décimation (decimation)

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Signification

The act of destroying or killing a large proportion of something.

Traduction de la signification

L'acte de détruire ou de tuer une grande proportion de quelque chose.

Phrases d'exemple

The decimation of the city left thousands homeless.

La décimation de la ville a laissé des milliers de sans-abri.

Synonymes

destruction, devastation, annihilation, ruin

Antonymes

protection, preservation

Collocations

mass decimation, decimation of population, decimation of species

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