An*ni`hi*la"tion (?), n. [Cf. F.
annihilation.] 1. The act of reducing to
nothing, or nonexistence; or the act of destroying the form or combination
of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be
applied to it; as, the annihilation of a corporation.
2. The state of being annihilated.
Hooker.