Obliteration
(noun)
The act of destroying or erasing something completely.
Origin:
From latin obliteratio(n-), from the verb obliterare "to blot out".
Examples:
- The bombing resulted in the obliteration of the city.
- The disease caused the obliteration of entire populations.
- The fire caused the obliteration of the building.
- The storm caused the obliteration of the crops.
- The war caused the obliteration of many historical landmarks.