despoliation
noun
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noun
Etymology: From Latin dēspoliātiō, from dēspoliō.
- A stripping or plundering; spoliation.
“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.”