deletion C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /dɪˈliʃən/ UK /dɪˈliːʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act of removing or erasing something The deletion of that gene caused the defect. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of removing or... removalerasureeliminationexcisionexpunctioncancellationomission ↔ Opposites additioninsertionretentioninclusion Word family Related forms deletedeletable Etymology AI details From Latin deletio ('a destroying'), from delere ('to destroy, blot out'), perhaps from de- + linere ('to smear, wipe'). deletio Latin delere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # deletion **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɪˈliʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈliːʃən/ ## Meanings 1. the act of removing or erasing something ## Examples - The deletion of that gene caused the defect. ## Synonyms - removal - erasure - elimination - excision - expunction - cancellation - omission ## Antonyms - addition - insertion - retention - inclusion ## Related Forms - delete - deletable ## Roots and Affixes - Root: deletio - Root: delere ## Etymology From Latin deletio ('a destroying'), from delere ('to destroy, blot out'), perhaps from de- + linere ('to smear, wipe'). ## AI Etymology Deletion is from Latin deletio ('a destroying'), from delere ('to destroy, blot out'), perhaps from de- + linere ('to smear, wipe'). The ancestry passes through Latin deletio and Latin delere. The prefix de- often marks removal, reversal, or downward motion in Latin formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a noun, it means "the act of removing or erasing something", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include delete and deletable. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown