expulsion

noun

ex·​pul·​sion ik-ˈspəl-shən 

: the act of expelling : the state of being expelled

expulsive

ik-ˈspəl-siv 

adjective

Synonyms of expulsion

• deportation

Examples of expulsion in a Sentence

The government engaged in mass expulsions.

the expulsion of air from the lungs

Recent Examples on the Web

Rights groups have raised concerns about the treatment of migrants and asylum seekers in Tunisia since the EU agreement, including reports of collective expulsions, racial violence, arbitrary detention and abuses against Black migrants. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Paradise Lost Milton’s 17th-century biblical epic traces the story of the Fall of Man and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Four years after its founding, in 2005, students started a riot, resulting in more than four dozen expulsions and a dozen arrests. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026

Ben-Gvir is a follower of Kahanism, a movement named after a long-dead rabbi who espoused violent ethnonationalism and advocated for the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for expulsion

• avulsion
• compulsion
• convulsion
• emulsion
• impulsion
• propulsion
• repulsion
• revulsion
• microemulsion

Kids Definition

expulsion

noun

ex·​pul·​sion ik-ˈspəl-shən 

: the act of expelling : the state of being expelled