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despoliation vs pillaging

pillaging vs despoliation

despoliation and pillaging both are nouns.

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

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