expulsion

ex·pul·sion

noun \ik-ˈspəl-shən\

Definition of EXPULSION

: the act of expelling : the state of being expelled

— ex·pul·sive \-ˈspəl-siv\ adjective

Examples of EXPULSION

1. The government engaged in mass expulsions.
2. the expulsion of air from the lungs

Origin of EXPULSION

Middle English, from Anglo-French expulsioun, from Latin expulsion-, expulsio, from expellere to expel

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to EXPULSION

Synonyms: banishment, deportation, displacement, expatriation, exile, relegation

Related Words: ostracism; extradition; diaspora, dispersion, scattering; emigration, migration; evacuation; ethnic cleansing, transportation; dispossession, ejection, ouster

Near Antonyms: repatriation, return; immigration

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Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with EXPULSION

avulsion, compulsion, convulsion, emulsion, evulsion, impulsion, propulsion, repulsion, revulsion