Despoliation - English meaning

noun

An act of attacking or plundering.

Usage examples:

Protecting grain from the depredations of rats and mice

noun

(an act causing) damage or destruction

Usage examples:

The entire area has suffered the depredations of war., depredation of (= damage done to) the enviro…

noun

The action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.

Usage examples:

The destruction of the rainforest

noun

The action of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed

Usage examples:

Unusually high winds left widespread destruction over the area., the child needs help to control hi…

noun

Great destruction or damage.

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The floods caused widespread devastation

noun

Damage and destruction

Usage examples:

If disease is allowed to spread, it will cause widespread devastation., the storm left behind it a …

verb

Persistently carry out attacks on (an enemy or an enemy's territory).

Usage examples:

The raiders then spent three months harrying and burning the area

verb

Present participle of harry

Usage examples:

She harried the authorities, writing letters and gathering petitions.

verb

Steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot.

Usage examples:

Desperate residents looted shops for food and water

noun

Private property taken from an enemy in war.

Usage examples:

The rooms were stuffed with the loot from francis's expeditions into italy

noun

Private property taken from an enemy in war.

Usage examples:

The rooms were stuffed with the loot from francis's expeditions into italy

adjective

Going about in search of things to steal or people to attack.

Usage examples:

Marauding gangs of youths

verb

Go about in search of things to steal or people to attack.

Usage examples:

War parties crossed the river to maraud

adjective

Going from one place to another killing or using violence, stealing, and destroying

Usage examples:

Witnesses reported gangs of marauding soldiers breaking into people's houses and setting fire to th…

verb

Rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime.

Usage examples:

The abbey was plundered and pillaged

noun

The action of pillaging a place or property, especially in war.

Usage examples:

Rebellious peasants intent on pillage

verb

Steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder.

Usage examples:

Looters moved into the disaster area to plunder shops

noun

The violent and dishonest acquisition of property.

Usage examples:

The commander refused to maintain his troops through pillage and plunder

verb

To steal goods forcefully from a place, esp. during a war

Usage examples:

[ i ] after the battle the soldiers began looting and plundering., [ t ] fig. he plundered (= took …

verb

Steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder.

Usage examples:

Looters moved into the disaster area to plunder shops

noun

The violent and dishonest acquisition of property.

Usage examples:

The commander refused to maintain his troops through pillage and plunder

verb

Conduct a raid on.

Usage examples:

Officers raided thirty homes yesterday

noun

A rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces.

Usage examples:

A bombing raid

abbreviation

Redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks, a system for providing greater capacity, faster access, and security against data corruption by spreading data across several disk drives.

verb

Go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage.

Usage examples:

Burglars ransacked her home

verb

Present participle of ransack

Usage examples:

The burglars ransacked the house but found nothing valuable., i ransacked the cupboard for my ski b…

noun

The crime, typically committed by a man, of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse with the offender against their will.

Usage examples:

He denied two charges of rape

noun

The wanton destruction or spoiling of a place.

Usage examples:

The rape of the countryside

verb

(typically of a man) force (another person) to have sexual intercourse with the offender against their will.

Usage examples:

The woman was raped at knifepoint

noun

The crime, typically committed by a man, of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse with the offender against their will.

Usage examples:

He denied two charges of rape

noun

The wanton destruction or spoiling of a place.

Usage examples:

The rape of the countryside

verb

(typically of a man) force (another person) to have sexual intercourse with the offender against their will.

Usage examples:

The woman was raped at knifepoint

verb

Cause severe and extensive damage to.

Usage examples:

The hurricane ravaged southern florida

noun

The destructive effects of something.

Usage examples:

His face had withstood the ravages of time

adjective

Delightful; entrancing.

Usage examples:

She looked ravishing

verb

Seize and carry off (someone) by force.

Usage examples:

There is no assurance that her infant child will not be ravished from her breast

noun

The physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.

Usage examples:

A large white house falling into gentle ruin

verb

Reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

Usage examples:

The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers

verb

To spoil or destroy something

Usage examples:

It would be a shame to ruin such a beautiful place., that guy isn’t going to ruin my life.

noun

The action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined.

Usage examples:

Commercial malpractice causes the ruination of thousands of people

noun

Destruction

Usage examples:

Alcohol was the ruination of him.

noun

An act of dismissing someone from employment.

Usage examples:

The offence merited a written warning that could lead to a sacking

verb

Dismiss from employment.

Usage examples:

Any official found to be involved would be sacked on the spot

verb

(chiefly in historical contexts) plunder and destroy (a captured town or building).

Usage examples:

The fort was rebuilt in ad 158 and was sacked again in ad 197

noun

Action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property.

Usage examples:

An act of mindless vandalism

noun

The crime of intentionally damaging property belonging to other people

Usage examples:

Beset by violence and vandalism, this is one of the most unpleasant areas in the city., these schoo…