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despoilation vs pillaging

pillaging vs despoilation

despoilation and pillaging both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
despoilation Yes No No No
pillaging Yes No No No
As nouns, pillaging is a hypernym of despoilation; that is, pillaging is a word with a broader meaning than despoilation:
  • despoilation: the act of stripping and taking by force
  • pillaging: the act of stealing valuable things from a place
Other hypernyms of despoilation include pillage, plundering.
despoilation (noun) pillaging (noun)
the act of stripping and taking by force the act of stealing valuable things from a place
Difference between despoilation and pillaging

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