Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

despoilment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-spoil-ment
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of despoiling; a plundering; despoliation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"On such a view, the despoilment of pristine wilderness is the loss of something intrinsically good."

Etymology

Etymology tree English despoil Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English despoilment From despoil + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

despoilments (plural)

Synonyms

spoil spoliation spoilation despoilation despoliation

Questions

What does despoilment mean?: The act of despoiling; a plundering; despoliation.
Where does despoilment come from?: Etymology tree English despoil Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English despoilment From despoil + -ment.

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