despoilment
noun
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noun
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.
- The act of despoiling; a plundering; despoliation.
“On such a view, the despoilment of pristine wilderness is the loss of something intrinsically good.”