Depredation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

(usually plural) a destructive action

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈoʊsᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɛpɹɪdˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɛpɹɪdˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈoʊsᵻz/.

Examples

the ravages of time
the depredations of age and disease

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

predation ravage

Parts of Speech

noun	an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
noun	(usually plural) a destructive action “the ravages of time”

Word Forms

predate	verb	prey on or hunt for
ravage	verb	cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verwüstung

ein Akt des Plünderns und Plünderns und Plünderns

🇫🇷French

déprédation

un acte de pillage, de pillage et de maraude

🇪🇸Spanish

estrago

un acto de saqueo, pillaje y saqueo

🇮🇹Italian

depredazione

un atto di saccheggio, saccheggio e saccheggio

🇳🇱Dutch

plundering

een daad van plundering, plundering en plundering

🇵🇹Portuguese

depredação

um ato de pilhagem, pilhagem e pilhagem

🇷🇺Russian

грабеж

акт грабежа, грабежа и мародерства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लूट-पाट

लूट-खसोट और लूट-पाट करने का कृत्य

🇧🇩Bengali

অবক্ষয়

লুণ্ঠন এবং লুণ্ঠন এবং লুটপাটের একটি কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

பறித்தல்

கொள்ளையடித்தல் மற்றும் கொள்ளையடித்தல் மற்றும் கொள்ளையடித்தல் ஒரு செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

దోపిడీ

దోపిడీ మరియు దోపిడీ మరియు దోపిడీ చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

घसरण

लुटणे आणि लुटणे आणि लुटणे ही कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવમૂલ્યન

લૂંટફાટ અને લૂંટફાટ અને લૂંટફાટનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸವಕಳಿ

ಲೂಟಿ ಮತ್ತು ಲೂಟಿ ಮತ್ತು ದರೋಡೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപചയം

കൊള്ളയടിക്കലും കൊള്ളയടിക്കലും കൊള്ളയടിക്കലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ

ਲੁੱਟਣ ਅਤੇ ਲੁੱਟਣ ਅਤੇ ਲੁੱਟਮਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

فرسودگی

لوٹ مار اور لوٹ مار اور لوٹ مار کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

掠夺

掠夺、掠夺和掠夺行为

🇯🇵Japanese

略奪

略奪、略奪、略奪の行為

🇰🇷Korean

약탈

약탈하고 약탈하고 약탈하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tàn phá

một hành động cướp bóc và cướp bóc và cướp bóc

🇹🇭Thai

การปล้นสะดม

การกระทำของการปล้นสะดมและการปล้นสะดมและการเที่ยวปล้นสะดม

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembinasaan

tindakan penjarahan dan penjarahan dan perampokan

🇵🇭Filipino

depredasyon

isang gawaing pandarambong at pandarambong at pandarambong

🇲🇾Malay

kemusnahan

perbuatan merompak dan merompak dan merompak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نهب

عمل من أعمال النهب والسلب والنهب

🇮🇷Persian

غارت

عمل غارت و غارت و غارت

🇹🇷Turkish

yağma

yağmalama, yağmalama ve çapulculuk eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שפל

מעשה של ביזה וביזה ושוד

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The primary meaning of 'depredation' is 'an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding'.

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Using 'depredation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'depredation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'depredation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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