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decimation

/ˌdesɪˈmeɪʃn/

ការបំផ្លិចបំផ្លាញយ៉ាងធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ

  1. noun ការបំផ្លិចបំផ្លាញយ៉ាងធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ, ការសម្លាប់រង្គាលភាគច្រើន
    the state or process of destroying or killing a large proportion of something
    ការបំផ្លាញ ឬការសម្លាប់ចំនួនដ៏ច្រើននៃអ្វីមួយ
    The disease caused the decimation of the local cattle population.
    ជំងឺនេះបានបណ្តាលឱ្យមានការបំផ្លិចបំផ្លាញយ៉ាងធ្ងន់ធ្ងរដល់ហ្វូងសត្វពាហនៈក្នុងតំបន់។

Synonyms: destruction, devastation, slaughter, annihilation

Antonyms: creation, restoration, preservation

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.