Vernichtung

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German [Term?]; vernichten +‎ -ung. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌfɛɐ̯ˈnɪçtʊŋ/ === Noun === Vernichtung f (genitive Vernichtung, plural Vernichtungen) destruction (the act of destroying) Antonym: Bau annihilation, extinction (the act of annihilating or state of dying out) Antonym: Erzeugung ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Vernichtungslager === Further reading === “Vernichtung”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Vernichtung” in Duden online