eradication

See also: éradication

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

eradication (plural eradications)

The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting; extirpation; utter destruction.
The state of being plucked up by the roots.

Antonyms

radication

Related terms

eradicate

Translations

act of plucking up by the roots

Chinese:
Mandarin: 根除 (zh) (gēnchú)
French: éradication (fr) f

Greek: εκρίζωση (el) f (ekrízosi), ξερίζωμα (el) n (xerízoma)
Japanese: 根絶 (ja) (konzetsu), 根刮ぎ (ja) (nekosogi)
Polish: wykorzenienie (pl) n

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