Extinction and Nemesis

Extinction

Extinction noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.

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Nemesis and extinction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nemesis" instead a noun "Extinction".

Nearby Word: extinct

Nemesis noun - One who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense.

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Extinction and nemesis are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extinction" instead a noun "Nemesis".

human	human extinction	human nemesis
old	old extinction	old nemesis
complete	complete extinction	complete nemesis
certain	certain extinction	certain nemesis
Other adjectives: actual, great, bad, early, major, mysterious, worst, greatest, aforementioned, biggest.

In a bit of a deconstruction, with lampshading, Gargamel actually accuses The Smurfs of this when he's seen dangling off a cliff over a pool of lava after risking his own life to protect The Smurfs from extinction by rescuing the Long Life Stone from Nemesis.

Source: Ungrateful Bastard
This stretches back all the way to the first game, where Kain travels back in time to murder King William the Just before he can become the threatening Nemesis, only to cause vampires to be persecuted and hunted down to extinction when he returns to the present.

Source: Nice Job Breaking It Hero / Video Games

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