obliterated

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
  2. verb make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
  3. verb remove completely from recognition or memory

Etymology

From obliterate + -ed (suffix forming adjectives; and past tenses and past participles of regular verbs).

Synonyms

kill, obliterate, wipe out

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