expulsion
[ ik-spuhl-shuh n ]
/ ɪkˈspʌl ʃən /
noun
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exclusion, ouster, ejection, displacement, removal, purge, eviction, discharge, suspension, banishment, proscription, deportment, dismissal, dispossession, rush, bounce, ostracism, exile, expatriation, debarment
Nearby words
- exptl,
- exptl.,
- expugn,
- expugnable,
- expulse,
- expulsive,
- expulsive pain,
- expunction,
- expunge,
- expurgate
Origin of expulsion
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expulsion
/ (ɪkˈspʌlʃən) /
noun
the act of expelling or the fact or condition of being expelled
Word Origin for expulsion
C14: from Latin expulsiō a driving out, from expellere to expel
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expulsion
c.1400, from Old French expulsion, from Latin expulsionem (nominative expropriatio), noun of action from past participle stem of expellere "drive out" (see expel).
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