Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

despoliation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: de-spo-li-a-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stripping or plundering; spoliation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Time has taken a terrible revenge upon mankind for his despoliation of the valleys and his defilement of the mountains, yet the industries and the railways of South Wales still put the bravest front upon an outlook which all may hope is becoming less saddening and less grim."

Etymology

From Latin dēspoliātiō, from dēspoliō.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: dēspoliātiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

despoliations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

despoil

Synonyms

spoil spoliation spoilation despoilation despoilment

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

What does despoliation mean?: A stripping or plundering; spoliation.
Where does despoliation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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