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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


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Other Words From

  • nonex·pulsion noun
  • reex·pulsion noun

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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of expulsion1

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

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Example Sentences

The expulsion of ISIS from northern Iraq, though, is a long way off.

Nazi texts proclaimed that the annihilation or expulsion of the Armenians was a “compelling necessity.”

The music sometimes sounding like the exorcism of a multitude of demons, each one of whom was mightily resisting his expulsion.

Bagaza called for the expulsion of all Italian priests and missionary workers, but those who stayed received death threats.

The LDS Church's expulsion efforts speak to the intellectual crisis the Mormon community is currently facing.

Ample tolerance of all religions and sects, but abolition and expulsion of all monastic Orders.

Nor can the power of expulsion be transferred from the general body to a committee or officer.

An appeal by a member of a subordinate lodge from a vote of expulsion does not abate by his death while the appeal is pending.

Pernambuco had during the half century which had elapsed since the expulsion of the Dutch had time to recruit.

It was probably the first case in Philippine history of a person voluntarily seeking compulsory expulsion from the Islands.

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