Despoilment vs Devastation - What's the difference?
despoilment | devastation | Related terms |
The act of despoiling; a plundering; despoliation.
* 1994 : Noah M. Lemos, Intrinsic Value
The act of devastating]], or the state of being devastated; a [[lay waste, laying waste.
* 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/nyregion/new-jersey-continues-to-cope-with-hurricane-sandy.html?hp]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator.
As nouns the difference between despoilment and devastation
is that despoilment is the act of despoiling; a plundering; despoliation while devastation is the act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.despoilment
English
Noun
(en noun)- On such a view, the despoilment of pristine wilderness is the loss of something intrinsically good.
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* *devastation
English
Noun
(en noun)- Perhaps as startling as the sheer toll was the devastation to some of the state’s well-known locales. Boardwalks along the beach in Seaside Heights, Belmar and other towns on the Jersey Shore were blown away. Amusement parks, arcades and restaurants all but vanished. Bridges to barrier islands buckled, preventing residents from even inspecting the damage to their property.