riddance

[rid-ns]

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noun

the act or fact of clearing away or out, as anything undesirable.
relief or deliverance from something.

Idioms

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

Synonyms for riddance

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1. ouster, clearance, dislodgment.

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Related Words for riddance

elimination, discharge, ejection, liberation, removal

Examples from the Web for riddance

Historical Examples of riddance

But it is for you to accept or reject what I propose as the riddance of this curse to your community.
The Mountain Divide
Frank H. Spearman
One step is a riddance of all the servants; I wonder how many you can do with.
The Pillars of the House, Vol. II (of 2)
Charlotte M. Yonge
Dan'l, I'd better go into the house, and die and be a riddance!'
David Copperfield
Charles Dickens
Riddance from it was only a dim hope, the remotest of possibilities.
The American Missionary -- Volume 39, No. 10, October, 1885
Various
He was well rid of it all, since in the riddance the doors of his prison-house were unlocked.
The Truth About Tristrem Varick
Edgar Saltus

British Dictionary definitions for riddance

riddance

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for riddance

1530s, from rid + -ance. Good riddance, "a welcome relief from unpleasant company or an embarrassing connection" attested from 1650s (fair riddance in same sense from 1610s).

Idioms and Phrases with riddance

riddance

see good riddance.