Dictionary entry

Decimation

Pronunciation: /dɛsɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

Pronunciation

/dɛsɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) ပြုန်းတီးမှု။

Definition

decimate /'desÇmeÇt/ v (က) အမ်ားအျပား ေသေက်ျပဳန္းတီး သည္။ Disease has decimated the population. (ခ) ( infml ) ေလ်ာ့နည္းသည္။ Student numbers have been decimated by cuts in grants. ❏ decimation /desÇ'meÇʃn/ n [U] ျပဳန္းတီးမႈ။ the decimation of the rain forests.

Examples

  1. The department has been decimated by years of budget cuts.