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dep·re·da·tion
 depredation
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- pronunciation:
- de
pr
deI
shn
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noun |
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a despoiling, robbing, or preying upon.
The village suffered repeated depredations by invading armies.- synonyms:
- devastation, rapine, ravage, raven
- similar words:
- brigandage, desolation, destruction, pillage, plunder, rape, robbery, ruination, sack, spoliation
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