expelled

American  

[ik-speld] / ɪkˈspɛld /

adjective

1. driven or forced out or away; discharged.

   She drew in a long puff, then eyed her cigarette thoughtfully through the slowly expelled smoke.

2. cut off from membership or participation.

   An expelled student will be removed from all classes and will not be permitted to reenroll.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of expel.

Other Word Forms

• unexpelled adjective

Etymology

Origin of expelled

expel ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

“And get expelled,” Principal Wombat said, who had zoomed in unseen.

From Literature

The Justice Department has agreed not to seek the death penalty for any of those expelled to the United States, García Harfuch says.

From Los Angeles Times

U.S. officials say many of the expelled suspects are expected to provide firsthand intelligence on the inner workings of Mexico’s criminal networks.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The results are suggesting that at the moment that attention fails, this fluid is actually being expelled outward away from the brain. And when attention recovers, it's drawn back in," Lewis says.

From Science Daily

Using observations across infrared, optical, radio, and sub-millimeter wavelengths, the research team was able to trace both the jet and the gas being expelled from the galaxy.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• fired
• freed
• laid-off
• released
• sacked