English Explanatory Dictionary

direption

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of despoiling, plundering, looting, or taking away.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈɹɛpʃən/ /daɪˈɹɛpʃən/

Word forms

direption direptions

Etymology

From Latin dīreptio, from dīripiō (“tear asunder, plunder”), from dis- + rapiō (“seize, carry off”).

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