decimation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌdes.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌdes.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/
毁灭,大量杀戮;大幅削减
the act of killing a something in large numbers, or reducing something severely
the virtual decimation of the population through influenza 因为流行感冒而造成的实际人口减少
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