廃絶|はいぜつhaizetsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbabolition; elimination
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbextinction; discontinuation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 廃絶する（はいぜつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 廃絶します（はいぜつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 廃絶しない（はいぜつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 廃絶しません（はいぜつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 廃絶せず・廃絶せぬ（はいぜつせず・はいぜつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 廃絶した（はいぜつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 廃絶しました（はいぜつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 廃絶しなかった（はいぜつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 廃絶しませんでした（はいぜつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 廃絶して（はいぜつして） |
| Potential | 廃絶できる（はいぜつできる） |
| Passive | 廃絶される（はいぜつされる） |
| Causative | 廃絶させる（はいぜつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 廃絶させられる（はいぜつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 廃絶すれば（はいぜつすれば） |
| tara | 廃絶したら（はいぜつしたら） |
| Volitional | 廃絶しよう（はいぜつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 廃絶しましょう（はいぜつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 廃絶しろ（はいぜつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related絶滅ぜつめつNeutralTypically for species dying out, or wiping something out completely; 「廃絶」 more often means human abolition of weapons or systems, or a family line ending, as in 「核兵器廃絶」.
- Related絶えるたえるNeutralIntransitive: to cease or be cut off, as in 「連絡が絶える」; 「廃絶」 carries the nuance of deliberate human abolition.
- Related滅亡めつぼうNeutralComplete downfall of a nation or people; the objects of 「廃絶」 are typically systems, weapons or arts.
- Related滅びるほろびるNeutralSame meaning as 「滅ぶ」 but more common: to decline and vanish. It carries no nuance of deliberate abolition.
- Related死滅しめつWrittenWritten style: everything dying off, mostly of organisms such as bacteria, also figuratively of nations; 「廃絶」 more often means abolition by human action.
- Related滅ぶほろぶNeutralFor nations, races and the like to perish; intransitive. 「廃絶」 leans toward abolition by people or a lineage coming to an end.
- Related死に絶えるしにたえるNeutralFor whole families or species dying out; stresses the end of life itself. 「廃絶」 usually means deliberate abolition.
- Related滅失めっしつWrittenLegal term for the object of a transaction being destroyed or lost, e.g. a house; rare in everyday use.
- Antonym存続そんぞくNeutralAntonym: to keep existing or continue on; the opposite of 「廃絶」 cutting something off and making it vanish.
- Antonym維持いじNeutralAntonym: to maintain or preserve the current state; the direct opposite of abolishing something with 「廃絶」.
Use 「廃絶」 mainly for abolishing weapons or systems by human action, as in 「核兵器廃絶」, or for a family line dying out. For species dying out use 「絶滅」; for nations falling 「滅亡」「滅びる」. The opposites are 「存続」 and 「維持」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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