expulsion

[ik-spuhl-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of driving out or expelling.

   expulsion of air.

2. the state of being expelled.

   The prisoner's expulsion from society embittered him.

expulsion

/ ɪkˈspʌlʃən /

noun

1. the act of expelling or the fact or condition of being expelled

Other Word Forms

• nonexpulsion noun
• reexpulsion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of expulsion¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin expulsiōn- (stem of expulsiō ), equivalent to expuls ( us ) driven out (past participle of expellere to expel ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of expulsion¹

C14: from Latin expulsiō a driving out, from expellere to _expel

Example Sentences

This was not the first such expulsion in this conflict: in the 1990s over 500,000 Azerbaijanis were displaced.

From BBC

But the party's potential coalition partners want to go further, with radical cuts to defence spending and the expulsion of Ukrainian refugees.

From BBC

The alleged abuses by British forces range from murder, torture, expulsion and collective punishment which the submission says repressed the Arab Palestinian population amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity.

From BBC

Some things never change, even if divorce is no longer grounds for social expulsion.

From Los Angeles Times

Uyeki said the stories of people who lived through the expulsions, including Dock, are still being unearthed by researchers and volunteers.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• banishment 
• discharge 
• displacement 
• ejection 
• eviction 
• exclusion 
• ouster 
• purge 
• removal 
• suspension