riddance

[ rid-ns ]

/ ˈrɪd ns /

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noun

the act or fact of clearing away or out, as anything undesirable.

relief or deliverance from something.

OTHER WORDS FOR riddance

1 ouster, clearance, dislodgment.

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Idioms about riddance

good riddance, a welcome relief or deliverance from something: He's gone, and good riddance!

Origin of riddance

First recorded in 1525–35; rid¹ + -ance

Words nearby riddance

RICS, rictal bristle, rictus, rid, ridable, riddance, ridden, riddle, riddled, ride, rideable

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How to use riddance in a sentence

There was almost nothing good about it, and we saw it off with a “good riddance” and hopes for a better 2021.
Start the New Year Right: By Watching These Robots’ Awesome Dance Moves|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|January 6, 2021|Singularity Hub
Good riddance, say many—but such distinctions have brought us things like, you know, medicine.
What If Meditation Isn’t Good for You?|Jay Michaelson|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As Solomon says, “myth building makes quick riddance of inconvenient facts,” and the same could be said of dramatization.
The Strange Power of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’|Jen Vafidis|October 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Good riddance, I thought, and I didn't plan on ever coming back.
How 'The Little Way of Ruthie Leming' Taught Me It's OK to Love My Hometown|Justin Green|April 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST

He's clearly a troubled man, but he's also a gonif and a loser, so good riddance to him.
A Short Post About Jesse Jackson Jr|Michael Tomasky|February 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Michael C. Moynihan says good riddance to the failed pontiff.
Good Riddance, Benedict! Why the Pope was a Moral Failure|Michael Moynihan|February 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But as no junk-man came, and as no one could be found to care for its now sadly battered hulk, its good riddance became a problem.
The Real Latin Quarter|F. Berkeley Smith
Simmy Gordon, the village cut-up, said hit was a cheap funeral fer Ugly en good riddance.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
Mebbe it'll die fightin', same's he did, and I never'll hear no more from it,—and a good riddance.
Country Neighbors|Alice Brown
He went on to declare with that loud voice of his that the death of Lopez was a good riddance of bad rubbish.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope
Good riddance of bad rubbish, as can't help making a beast of itself.
Workhouse Characters|Margaret Wynne Nevinson

British Dictionary definitions for riddance

riddance

/ (ˈrɪdəns) /

noun

the act of getting rid of something undesirable or unpleasant; deliverance or removal (esp in the phrase good riddance)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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