Definition of despoliation in English:

despoliation

noun dɪˌspəʊlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)ndɪˌspoʊliˈeɪʃən

mass noun

The action of despoiling or the condition of being despoiled; plunder.
the despoliation of the resources of the natural world
Example sentencesExamples
- Fixed lines contribute to the despoliation of our mountains.
- The despoliation of the Galician coastline raises fundamental issues which must be urgently addressed.
- In the earlier films humans had been punished for their ambition, but in this later phase of worst-case dramas the planet had a more solid motivation for hitting back: our despoliation of the planet.
- It lists noise pollution, environmental despoliation, training accidents that damage property and a stunting of urban and industrial development as reasons to object to their presence.
- He balances his outrage with the sad reflection that there's nothing new under the sun; that exploitation and despoliation are as old as humanity itself.
Synonyms
devastation, destruction, ruin, ruination, ravaging, vandalism, depredation, despoilment
plunder, plundering, looting, pillage, harrying, marauding, ransacking, raiding, ravishing, rape, raping, sacking
archaic reaving

Definition of despoliation in US English:

despoliation

noundɪˌspoʊliˈeɪʃəndiˌspōlēˈāSHən

The action of despoiling or the condition of being despoiled; plunder.
the despoliation of the resources of the natural world
Example sentencesExamples
- Fixed lines contribute to the despoliation of our mountains.
- The despoliation of the Galician coastline raises fundamental issues which must be urgently addressed.
- It lists noise pollution, environmental despoliation, training accidents that damage property and a stunting of urban and industrial development as reasons to object to their presence.
- In the earlier films humans had been punished for their ambition, but in this later phase of worst-case dramas the planet had a more solid motivation for hitting back: our despoliation of the planet.
- He balances his outrage with the sad reflection that there's nothing new under the sun; that exploitation and despoliation are as old as humanity itself.
Synonyms
devastation, destruction, ruin, ruination, ravaging, vandalism, depredation, despoilment

词汇	despoliation
释义	Definition of despoliation in English: despoliation noun dɪˌspəʊlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)ndɪˌspoʊliˈeɪʃən mass noun The action of despoiling or the condition of being despoiled; plunder. the despoliation of the resources of the natural world Example sentencesExamples Fixed lines contribute to the despoliation of our mountains. The despoliation of the Galician coastline raises fundamental issues which must be urgently addressed. In the earlier films humans had been punished for their ambition, but in this later phase of worst-case dramas the planet had a more solid motivation for hitting back: our despoliation of the planet. It lists noise pollution, environmental despoliation, training accidents that damage property and a stunting of urban and industrial development as reasons to object to their presence. He balances his outrage with the sad reflection that there's nothing new under the sun; that exploitation and despoliation are as old as humanity itself. Synonyms devastation, destruction, ruin, ruination, ravaging, vandalism, depredation, despoilment plunder, plundering, looting, pillage, harrying, marauding, ransacking, raiding, ravishing, rape, raping, sacking archaic reaving Definition of despoliation in US English: despoliation noundɪˌspoʊliˈeɪʃəndiˌspōlēˈāSHən The action of despoiling or the condition of being despoiled; plunder. the despoliation of the resources of the natural world Example sentencesExamples Fixed lines contribute to the despoliation of our mountains. The despoliation of the Galician coastline raises fundamental issues which must be urgently addressed. It lists noise pollution, environmental despoliation, training accidents that damage property and a stunting of urban and industrial development as reasons to object to their presence. In the earlier films humans had been punished for their ambition, but in this later phase of worst-case dramas the planet had a more solid motivation for hitting back: our despoliation of the planet. He balances his outrage with the sad reflection that there's nothing new under the sun; that exploitation and despoliation are as old as humanity itself. Synonyms devastation, destruction, ruin, ruination, ravaging, vandalism, depredation, despoilment
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