expelled

[ik-speld]

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.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unexpelled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of expelled¹

expel ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Party officials said they had been expelled due to a clear breach of the rules that banned members from belonging to other political parties.

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Washington expelled Bolivia's ambassador in retaliation, and the envoys were never replaced.

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Western missionaries were expelled; churches, mosques and temples were brought under state control or shuttered; and clergy who refused to join government-sanctioned “patriotic associations” were imprisoned.

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The firm was then expelled by the National Association of Funeral Directors.

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One of Easton’s friends was expelled for exhibiting similar behaviors, leading Stacks to search for additional help.

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