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despoilation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | despoilment, despoliation, spoil, spoilation, spoliation |
| Type of | pillage, pillaging, plundering |
Examples of despoilation
despoilation
The best we non-poverty stricken Westerners can hope for is to create treaties that will maintain pockets of land and ocean areas free of human despoilation.
From the guardian.co.uk
We are seeing the gradual growth of understanding of the issues of underdevelopment and environmental despoilation by the rich countries growing apace within the general population.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
There is an increasing sense of desperation as we come to realise the full extent of our despoilation of the planet, from the pollution of the Arctic to the destruction of the rainforests.
From the newscientist.com
