Meanings
plural annulments
- countableuncountableAn act or instance of annulling.
marriage annulment
4 more examples
grant an annulment
petition for annulment
The marriage was declared void by an official annulment.
They sought an annulment instead of a divorce.
Synonyms: abolition, cancellation, nullification, abolition, abrogation, cancellation, deauthentication, devalidation
- countableuncountableThe state of having been annulled.
- countableuncountablelawAn invalidation of something, especially a legal contract.
- countableuncountableCatholicismA legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
Synonyms: declaration of nullity
- archaiccountableuncountableTotal destruction.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn act or instance of annulling.
nounA legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
More synonyms by meaning
noun(law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc.)
nounthe act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Frenchannullement
- Latin-mentum
- Latinannūllāre
- Middle Frenchannuller
- Middle Englishanullement
- Englishannulment
Recorded since the 15th century (sense destruction); from Middle English anullement, partly from annullen (from Middle French annuller, from Latin annūllāre, from ad (“to”) + nūllus (“not any, nothing”) + verbal ending -āre) + -ment (“means to”) (from Latin -mentum) and partly from Middle French annullement. By surface analysis, annul + -ment.
More words from Middle English, Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian отмяна, анулиране
- отмяна (otmjana)act or instance of annulling
- анулиране (anulirane)act or instance of annulling
- анулиране (anulirane)invalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
Chinese Mandarin 廢除 /废除, 宣告無效 /宣告无效
- 廢除 /废除 (fèichú)act or instance of annulling
- 宣告無效 /宣告无效 (xuāngào wúxiào)act or instance of annulling
- 宣告無效 /宣告无效 (xuāngào wúxiào)invalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
- 廢除 /废除 (fèichú)state of having been annulled
- 無效 /无效 (wúxiào)state of having been annulled
- 完全毀滅 /完全毁灭 (wánquán huǐmiè)total destruction
- 徹底摧毀 /彻底摧毁 (chèdǐ cuīhuǐ)total destruction
- 宣告無效 /宣告无效 (xuāngào wúxiào)legal invalidation of a marriage
Danish annullation, annullering
- annullationact or instance of annulling
- annulleringact or instance of annulling
- annullationinvalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
- annullationtotal destruction
- annulleringtotal destruction
Dutch tenietdoening, annulatie
- tenietdoeningact or instance of annulling
- annulatieact or instance of annulling
- annulleringact or instance of annulling
- herroepingact or instance of annulling
- annuleringact or instance of annulling
- vernietiginginvalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
- nietigverklaringinvalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
- vernietigingtotal destruction
- ontbindinglegal invalidation of a marriage
- nietigverklaring (van een huwelijk)legal invalidation of a marriage
Finnish kumoaminen, mitätöiminen
- kumoaminenact or instance of annulling
- mitätöiminenact or instance of annulling
- mitätöintiact or instance of annulling
- mitätöimineninvalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
- mitätöintiinvalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
- mitättömyysstate of having been annulled
- täystuhototal destruction
- avioliiton mitätöintilegal invalidation of a marriage
French annulation, annulation
- annulationinvalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
- annulationlegal invalidation of a marriage
German Annullierung, Annullierung
- Annullierungact or instance of annulling
- Annullierunginvalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
- Nichtigerklärunglegal invalidation of a marriage
Greek ανάκληση, ακύρωση
- ανάκληση (anáklisi)act or instance of annulling
- ακύρωση (akýrosi)invalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
Hungarian érvénytelenítés, megsemmisítés
- érvénytelenítésact or instance of annulling
- megsemmisítésact or instance of annulling
- hatálytalanításact or instance of annulling
- stornoact or instance of annulling
- sztornóact or instance of annulling
- sztornózásact or instance of annulling
- sztornírozásact or instance of annulling
- hatályon kívül helyezésinvalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
- semmítésinvalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
- semmisségstate of having been annulled
- felbontáslegal invalidation of a marriage
- érvénytelenítéslegal invalidation of a marriage
Latin abolitiō
- abolitiōact or instance of annulling
Māori whakakāhoretanga
- whakakāhoretangaact or instance of annulling
Polish anulowanie, abolicja
- anulowanieact or instance of annulling
- abolicjaact or instance of annulling
- unieważnienieact or instance of annulling
- anulowanieinvalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
- abolicjainvalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
- unieważnienieinvalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
- skasowanietotal destruction
Portuguese anulação, anulação
- anulaçãoact or instance of annulling
- anulaçãoinvalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
- aniquilaçãototal destruction
- anulaçãolegal invalidation of a marriage
Romanian anulare, anulare
- anulareact or instance of annulling
- anulareinvalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
- invalidareinvalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
Russian отме́на, аннули́рование
- отме́на (otména)act or instance of annulling
- аннули́рование (annulírovanije)act or instance of annulling
- упраздне́ние (uprazdnénije)act or instance of annulling
Spanish anulación, anulación
- anulaciónact or instance of annulling
- anulaciónlegal invalidation of a marriage
Yiddish אַנולירונג, אַנולירונג
- אַנולירונג (anulirung)act or instance of annulling
- אַנולירונג (anulirung)invalidation; declaration of something as being invalid
Cite this entry
annulment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annulment
“annulment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annulment. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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