Term: decimation: destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
Candidate hypernym: destruction: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists → 1
Candidate hypernym: thielavia: genus of fungi having spherical brown perithecia and some conidia borne in chains; cause root rot → 0
Candidate hypernym: dog biscuit: a hard biscuit for dogs → 0
Candidate hypernym: derring-do: brave and heroic feats → 0
Candidate hypernym: upper limit: the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something → 0
Candidate hypernym: pipe: a hollow cylindrical shape → 0
Candidate hypernym: autocracy: a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual → 0
Candidate hypernym: negligence: the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern → 0
Candidate hypernym: pain unit: a unit measuring the intensity of pain → 0
Candidate hypernym: turbulent flow: flow in which the velocity at any point varies erratically → 0
Candidate hypernym: clanger: a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate → 0