Pillaging — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of stealing valuable things from a place

steal goods; take as spoils

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪlɪdʒɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɪlɪdʒɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɪlɪdʒɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɪlɪdʒɪŋ/.

Examples

the plundering of the Parthenon
his plundering of the great authors
During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rifle foray pillage reave despoil strip ransack loot plunder plundering

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of stealing valuable things from a place “the plundering of the Parthenon”
verb	steal goods; take as spoils “During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners”

Word Forms

plunder	verb	plunder (a town) after capture
pillage	verb	steal goods; take as spoils
plunderer	noun	someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
plunder	noun	goods or money obtained illegally
plundering	noun	the act of stealing valuable things from a place
despoilment	noun	the act of stripping and taking by force
despoliation	noun	the act of stripping and taking by force
despoiler	noun	someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
looter	noun	someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
loot	noun	goods or money obtained illegally
looting	noun	plundering during riots or in wartime
pillage	noun	goods or money obtained illegally
pillager	noun	someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
pillaging	noun	the act of stealing valuable things from a place

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

plündern

der Akt, wertvolle Dinge von einem Ort zu stehlen

🇫🇷French

pillage

le fait de voler des objets de valeur dans un endroit

🇪🇸Spanish

expoliación

el acto de robar cosas valiosas de un lugar

🇮🇹Italian

saccheggio

l'atto di rubare cose di valore da un luogo

🇳🇱Dutch

plunderen

de handeling waarbij waardevolle dingen van een plaats worden gestolen

🇵🇹Portuguese

pilhagem

o ato de roubar coisas valiosas de um lugar

🇷🇺Russian

грабеж

акт кражи ценных вещей из места

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लूटने

किसी स्थान से मूल्यवान वस्तुएँ चुराने का कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

লুণ্ঠন

একটি জায়গা থেকে মূল্যবান জিনিস চুরির কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

கொள்ளையடித்தல்

ஒரு இடத்தில் இருந்து மதிப்புமிக்க பொருட்களை திருடும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

దోచుకోవడం

ఒక స్థలం నుండి విలువైన వస్తువులను దొంగిలించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

लुटणे

एखाद्या ठिकाणाहून मौल्यवान वस्तू चोरण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

લૂંટ

કોઈ જગ્યાએથી કિંમતી વસ્તુઓની ચોરી કરવાનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಳ್ಳತನ

ಒಂದು ಸ್ಥಳದಿಂದ ಬೆಲೆಬಾಳುವ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಕದಿಯುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊള്ളയടിക്കുന്നു

ഒരു സ്ഥലത്ത് നിന്ന് വിലയേറിയ വസ്തുക്കൾ മോഷ്ടിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੁੱਟਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਤੋਂ ਕੀਮਤੀ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਚੋਰੀ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

لوٹ مار

کسی جگہ سے قیمتی چیزیں چوری کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

掠夺

从某个地方偷窃贵重物品的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

略奪

ある場所から貴重なものを盗む行為

🇰🇷Korean

약탈

귀중품을 훔치는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cướp bóc

hành động ăn cắp những thứ có giá trị từ một nơi

🇹🇭Thai

การปล้นสะดม

การขโมยของมีค่าจากสถานที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

perampokan

tindakan mencuri barang berharga dari suatu tempat

🇵🇭Filipino

pandarambong

ang pagkilos ng pagnanakaw ng mahahalagang bagay sa isang lugar

🇲🇾Malay

merompak

perbuatan mencuri barang berharga dari sesuatu tempat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نهب

فعل سرقة أشياء ثمينة من مكان ما

🇮🇷Persian

غارت

عمل سرقت اشیاء با ارزش از یک مکان

🇹🇷Turkish

yağma

bir yerden değerli şeyler çalma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

ביזה

פעולת גניבת דברים יקרי ערך ממקום מסוים

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