eradication
eradication noun: the act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
Noun
eradication (plural eradications)
- The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
- The state of being plucked up by the roots.
eradication meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
eradication in Hindi
- act of plucking up by the roots
- उखाड़ना ukhāṛnā, उन्मूलन unmūlan
eradication in Tamil
- ஒழிப்பு, அழிப்பு, அழித்தல், நீக்குதல்
eradication in Urdu
- eradication, prevention, hindrance
- انسداد insidād
eradication in Bengali
- eradication; extermination; complete elimination or uprooting
- নির্মূল nirmūl
- eradication
- উচ্ছেদন ucchēdôn
More languagesFewer languages
- eradication in Kannada
- ಬೇರುಗೊಲೆ, ಬೇರ್ಗೊಲೆ, ನಿರ್ಮೂಲನೆ, ನಾಶಮಾಡುವುದು
- eradication in Punjabi
- ਖ਼ਾਤਮਾ xātmā
Antonyms of eradication
Forms of eradication
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Origin of eradication
Borrowed from Latin ērādīcātiō, from ērādīcō + -tiō, from ē- (“out”) + rādīx (“root”) + -ō. Equivalent to eradicate + -ion or e- (“without”) + radication.
Words formed from eradication
Words that rhyme with eradication
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about eradication
- What does eradication mean?
- Eradication means the act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
- What is eradication in Hindi?
- Eradication in Hindi is उखाड़ना (ukhāṛnā), उन्मूलन (unmūlan). See Eradication meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is eradication?
- Eradication is a noun.
- What is the plural of eradication?
- The plural of eradication is eradications.
Words near eradication in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: eradication (page history and authors); eradication (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); انسداد (Urdu) (page history and authors); উচ্ছেদন (Bengali) (page history and authors); eradication (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਖ਼ਾਤਮਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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