depredationnoun [ C usually plural, U ]
uk/ˌdep.rəˈdeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdep.rəˈdeɪ.ʃən/formal(an act causing) damage or destruction:
The entire area has suffered the depredations of war.
Depredation of (= damage done to) the environment is destroying hundreds of species each year.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- apocalypse
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- kill sth off
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
- knock
- knock sth down
- knock sth out
- sacrifice
- sink
- smash
- stave sth in
- take sb/sth out
- tear 1
- tear sth apart
- tear sth down
- teardown
- wipe
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