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depredation: an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

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plundering collapse: the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"; given to taking by force what is desired

marauding collapse: characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding; "bands of marauding Indians"; "predatory warfare"; "a raiding party"

wrack and ruin collapse

devastation collapse: an event that results in total destruction; the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed; "her departure left him in utter devastation"; the state of being decayed or destroyed

sacking collapse: coarse fabric used for bags or sacks

bloodbath collapse: indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"

carnage collapse

banditry collapse: the practice of plundering in gangs

pillaging collapse

looting collapse: plundering during riots or in wartime

ruination collapse

havoc collapse: violent and needless disturbance

foray collapse: an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists' forays into politics"; a sudden short attack; briefly enter enemy territory

damnation collapse: the act of damning; the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell

spoliation collapse: (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence

robbery collapse: larceny by threat of violence

despoliation collapse

plunder collapse: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

undoing collapse: an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)

perdition collapse

shambles collapse: a condition of great disorder

holocaust collapse: an act of great destruction and loss of life; the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler

ravishment collapse

raid collapse: an attempt by speculators to defraud investors; search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"; take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"; search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"

vandalism collapse: willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

pillage collapse

desolation collapse

rape collapse: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will; the act of despoiling a country in warfare; Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop; destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"; force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"

disruption collapse: the act of causing disorder

disintegration collapse

consumption collapse: the act of consuming something; the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating); (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"

wrack collapse: dried seaweed especially that cast ashore; the destruction or collapse of something; "wrack and ruin"

slaughter collapse: the killing of animals (as for food); the savage and excessive killing of many people

breakup collapse

disorganization collapse: the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion; "the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack"; a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted

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