Meanings
noundespoilation (countable and uncountable, plural despoilations)
plural despoilations
- countableuncountableA spoiling or ruining; destruction.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of stripping and taking by force
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
despoilation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despoilation
MLA
“despoilation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despoilation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “despoilation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despoilation.
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