erasure
Definitions
The act or process of removing or obliterating something, such as writing or a recording.
The removal of all traces of something, or the suppression of a person, group, or history from public consciousness.
Examples
The erasure of historical records made it difficult for researchers to reconstruct the events of that era.
She felt that the constant erasure of her contributions from the project report was a deliberate attempt to undermine her work.
The artist used a technique of erasure to create ghostly, fading images on the canvas.
Synonyms
deletion obliteration cancellation expungement effacement removal erasing
Antonyms
creation preservation retention addition restoration recording inscription