depredation
/ˌdeprəˈdeɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण डेप्रडेशन
लूटपाट, विनाश, बरबादी
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[C, usually pl., U] formal
acts that cause harm or that destroy property
लूटपाट, विनाश, बरबादी
- the depredations of war
- The villagers suffered the depredations of bandits who stole crops and cattle for years.
- The farmers feared the depredations of wild boars on their crops.
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- Pirates carried out depredations on ships along the coast for years.
- The monument survived centuries of depredation and neglect.
Synonyms plunder pillage ravaging destruction looting
Opposite protection preservation conservation
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dep·re·da·tion
With -re-da-.
-re-da- के साथ।
?Which word?
Keep apart depredation (destruction or robbery) and deprivation (lack of basic things: 'poverty and deprivation').
Depredation (विनाश या लूट) और deprivation (मूल चीज़ों की कमी, अभाव: 'poverty and deprivation') को अलग रखिए।
Keep the destruction words together: depredation, plunder (steal goods by force, especially in war), pillage, ravage (cause great damage: 'ravaged by floods'), despoil (steal valuable things from a place), maraud (go around looking for things to steal).
विनाश के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: depredation, plunder (बलपूर्वक माल लूटना, विशेषकर युद्ध में), pillage, ravage (भारी नुकसान: 'ravaged by floods'), despoil (किसी जगह से कीमती चीज़ें लूटना), maraud (लूटने के लिए घूमना)।