Denotation and Connotation A word’s denotation is its literal definition that you would find in a dictionary. The associations or feelings that a word suggests are its connotations. Words can have connotations that express the extreme nature of an act or a quality. Annihilate means "to destroy completely." Its connotations suggest an extreme form of destruction in which something is not merely destroyed but utterly wiped out or obliterated. Complete these activities, using a thesaurus or college-level dictionary as needed.
1. Provide the denotation and connotations of dissolution, antiquity, and tumultuous.