despoliation
despoliation · despoliations
A stripping or plunderingA stripping or plundering; spoliation.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A stripping or plundering; spoliation.
the act of stripping and taking by force
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Latin dēspoliātiō, from dēspoliō.From Latin dēspoliātiō, from dēspoliō.
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Forms
plural: despoliations| Singular | despoliation |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of stripping and taking by force:spoilspoliationspoilationdespoilationdespoilment
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddespoil
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable