despoilation
/dɪˌspɔɪˈleɪʃən/
noun
- The act of stealing or violently taking valuable things; plunder.
- The museum's collection suffered despoilation during the war.
- The despoilation of the conquered city was complete.
- Historians recorded the despoilation of the royal treasury.
- The act of ruining or stripping something of its beauty or value.
- Environmentalists protested the despoilation of the coastline.
- The despoilation of the forest by illegal logging was heartbreaking.
- The despoilation of the historic building was a loss for the community.
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