Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A weapon that causes damage by releasing a rapid explosion, often resulting in noise, heat, and destruction.
Bomb
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This word has no antonymsExamples:
There was a bomb in the city.The play was a total bomb in reviews.
Etymology:
The word bomb originated in the late Middle Ages from the Medieval Latin bombus, meaning noise. It was influenced by the Ancient Greek word bombos, which means booming sound or deep, hollow sound.
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