də̇ˈrepshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin direption-, direptio, from direptus (past participle of diripere to tear apart, plunder, from di- — from dis- apart — + -ripere, from rapere to seize and carry off) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at dis- , rapid
1. obsolete : a tearing apart or away
2. archaic : despoliation