EFFACEMENT Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word effacement. (close relations)
effacing
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| annihilation | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • destruction by annihilating something • total destruction | ||||||
| deletion | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases • (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage • the act of deleting something written or printed | ||||||
| elimination | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of removing or getting rid of something • the bodily process of discharging waste matter • analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives • the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations • the murder of a competitor | ||||||
| eradication | nounn | |||||
noun • the complete destruction of every trace of something | ||||||
| erasure | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a correction made by erasing • a surface area where something has been erased • deletion by an act of expunging or erasing | ||||||
| expunction | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • deletion by an act of expunging or erasing | ||||||
| extinction | nounn | |||||
noun • no longer active; extinguished • no longer in existence • the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation • complete annihilation • a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus • the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning | ||||||
| extirpation | nounn | |||||
noun • surgical removal of a body part or tissue • the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence | ||||||
| obliteration | nounn | |||||
noun • destruction by annihilating something • the complete destruction of every trace of something | ||||||
| self-effacement | nounn | |||||
noun • withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous | ||||||
