depredation
Meanings
Plural: depredations
Noun
- an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
- (usually plural) a destructive action
- "the depredations of age and disease"
- An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
- A raid or predatory attack.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French déprédation, from Latin depraedatio.
Scrabble Score: 15
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Words With Friends Score: 17
depredation is a valid Words With Friends word