Meanings
plural wipeouts · alternative wipe-out · alternative wipe out
- The act of colliding or crashing.
The skateboarder had a nasty wipeout as she came off the ramp.
- Total destruction or elimination.
The wipeout of this industry could be catastrophic.
- hobbiesThe act of falling off one's surfboard.
Ha ha! Did you see that wipeout?
1 more example
I'd like to show you what a wipeout looks like from the board. I'm pretty good at getting wiped out, so I'll be the stooge.
1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan event that completely destroys something
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Deverbal from wipe out.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian разгром, ликвидиране
- разгром (razgrom)The action of the verb "wipe out"
- ликвидиране (likvidirane)The action of the verb "wipe out"
Czech držkopád
- držkopádThe action of the verb "wipe out"
Dutch botsing
- botsingThe action of the verb "wipe out"
Finnish pyyhintä, pyyhkiminen
- pyyhintäThe action of the verb "wipe out"
- pyyhkiminenThe action of the verb "wipe out"
- poispyyhkäisyThe action of the verb "wipe out"
- kaatuminenThe action of the verb "wipe out"
French gamelle, plantage
- gamelleThe action of the verb "wipe out"
- plantageThe action of the verb "wipe out"
Polish pokonanie, zniszczenie
- pokonanieThe action of the verb "wipe out"
- zniszczenieThe action of the verb "wipe out"
Spanish asolamiento
- asolamientoThe action of the verb "wipe out"
Swedish utplåning
- utplåningThe action of the verb "wipe out"
Cite this entry
wipeout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wipeout
“wipeout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wipeout. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wipeout,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wipeout.
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