Wipeout — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈaɪpaʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈaɪpaʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈaɪpaʊt/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈaɪpaʊt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

destruction demolition

Word Forms

destroy	verb	destroy completely; damage irreparably
demolish	verb	destroy completely
wipe out	verb	kill in large numbers

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

auslöschen

ein Ereignis (oder das Ergebnis eines Ereignisses), das etwas vollständig zerstört

🇫🇷French

anéantir

un événement (ou le résultat d'un événement) qui détruit complètement quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

aniquilación

un evento (o el resultado de un evento) que destruye completamente algo

🇮🇹Italian

cancellare

un evento (o il risultato di un evento) che distrugge completamente qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

wegvagen

een gebeurtenis (of het resultaat van een gebeurtenis) die iets volledig vernietigt

🇵🇹Portuguese

destrua

um evento (ou o resultado de um evento) que destrói completamente algo

🇷🇺Russian

уничтожать

событие (или результат события), полностью разрушающее что-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मिटा दो

एक घटना (या किसी घटना का परिणाम) जो किसी चीज़ को पूरी तरह से नष्ट कर देती है

🇧🇩Bengali

মুছে ফেলা

একটি ঘটনা (বা একটি ইভেন্টের ফলাফল) যা কিছুকে সম্পূর্ণরূপে ধ্বংস করে

🇮🇳Tamil

துடைத்தல்

ஒரு நிகழ்வு (அல்லது ஒரு நிகழ்வின் விளைவு) எதையாவது முற்றிலும் அழிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

తుడవడం

ఒక సంఘటన (లేదా ఈవెంట్ యొక్క ఫలితం) పూర్తిగా ఏదో నాశనం చేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पुसणे

एखादी घटना (किंवा एखाद्या घटनेचा परिणाम) जी काहीतरी पूर्णपणे नष्ट करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાફ કરવું

એક ઘટના (અથવા કોઈ ઘટનાનું પરિણામ) જે કંઈક સંપૂર્ણપણે નાશ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಳಿಸಿಹಾಕು

ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ನಾಶಪಡಿಸುವ ಘಟನೆ (ಅಥವಾ ಘಟನೆಯ ಫಲಿತಾಂಶ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുടച്ചുനീക്കുക

എന്തെങ്കിലും പൂർണ്ണമായും നശിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സംഭവം (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു സംഭവത്തിൻ്റെ ഫലം).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰ ਦੇਵੋ

ਇੱਕ ਘਟਨਾ (ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਘਟਨਾ ਦਾ ਨਤੀਜਾ) ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਤਬਾਹ ਕਰ ਦਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مٹانا

ایک واقعہ (یا کسی واقعہ کا نتیجہ) جو کسی چیز کو مکمل طور پر تباہ کر دیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

消灭

完全摧毁某物的事件（或事件的结果）

🇯🇵Japanese

一掃する

何かを完全に破壊する出来事（または出来事の結果）

🇰🇷Korean

전멸

무언가를 완전히 파괴하는 사건(또는 사건의 결과)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quét sạch

một sự kiện (hoặc kết quả của một sự kiện) phá hủy hoàn toàn một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

เช็ดออก

เหตุการณ์ (หรือผลลัพธ์ของเหตุการณ์) ที่ทำลายบางสิ่งบางอย่างโดยสิ้นเชิง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghapusan

suatu peristiwa (atau akibat dari suatu peristiwa) yang menghancurkan sesuatu sepenuhnya

🇲🇾Malay

hapuskan

peristiwa (atau akibat peristiwa) yang memusnahkan sesuatu sama sekali

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمحو

حدث (أو نتيجة حدث) يدمر شيئًا ما تمامًا

🇮🇷Persian

پاک کردن

یک رویداد (یا نتیجه یک رویداد) که چیزی را کاملاً از بین می برد

🇹🇷Turkish

silip yoketmek

bir şeyi tamamen yok eden bir olay (veya bir olayın sonucu)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מחיקה

אירוע (או תוצאה של אירוע) שהורס משהו לחלוטין

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