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[めつ()·ぼう()]
metsubou
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 滅亡

noun, suru verb
  1. downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

Definition and Synonyms for 滅亡

Wrecking destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
Synonyms: , 壊滅, , , 没落, 滅亡, 疲弊, 破壊, 破滅, 荒廃, 衰亡
Die Out become extinct
Synonyms: 廃絶, 死滅, 死に絶える, 滅ぶ, 滅びる, 滅亡, 滅失, 絶える, 絶家, 絶え果てる, 絶滅
Fall lose office or power
Synonyms: 倒れる, 滅ぶ, 滅する, 滅びる, 滅亡
Fall suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
Synonyms: 倒れる, 失墜, 滅ぶ, 滅する, 滅びる, 滅亡, 破滅, 衰亡
Ruin an event that results in destruction
Synonyms: , , , 没落, 滅亡, 破滅, 荒廃, 衰亡
Downfall a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
Synonyms: フォール, 下落, 不良化, 低減, 低落, 凋落, 失陥, 没落, 減少, 滅亡, 破滅, 落下, 衰亡, 転落, 降下
Dilapidation the process of becoming dilapidated
Synonyms: , , , 没落, 滅亡, 破滅, 荒廃, 衰亡
Desolation the state of being decayed or destroyed
Synonyms: 壊滅, 滅亡, 破滅, 荒廃, 衰亡
End a final state
Synonyms: しまう, じまい, エンド, おしまい, フィニッシュ, 仕舞い, , 幕切れ, 最後, 最期, 最終, 末尾, 末つ方, 末期, 末期, 末路, 果て, 果てる, 消滅, 滅亡, , 終わり, 終わる, 終局, 終幕, 終期, 終末, 終点, 終焉, 終盤, 終結, 結尾, 結末, 閉幕

Meanings for each kanji in 滅亡

» destroy; ruin; overthrow; perish
» deceased; the late; dying; perish

Categories 滅亡 is a member of

State the way something is with respect to its main attributes
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Devastation the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
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Vanish get lost, as without warning or explanation
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Step Down give up or retire from a position
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Miscarry be unsuccessful
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Demolition an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
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Weakening becoming weaker
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Decay the process of gradually becoming inferior
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Deterioration a symptom of reduced quality or strength
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Sample Sentences for 滅亡

If a nuclear war were to break out, mankind would perish.
Another war, and we will be ruined.
Man would perish.
Although 475AD is the year that shows the 'decline' of the Roman Empire, it is not the year of its 'fall'.
A nuclear war will bring about the destruction of mankind.

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