expulsion
pronunciation
How to pronounce expulsion in British English:
UK [ɪkˈspʌlʃn]
How to pronounce expulsion in American English:
US [ɪkˈspʌlʃən]
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- Noun:
- the act of forcing out someone or something
- squeezing out by applying pressure
- the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
Word Origin
- expulsion (n.)
- c. 1400, from Old French expulsion or directly from Latin expulsionem (nominative expulsio), noun of action from past participle stem of expellere "drive out" (see expel).
Synonym
Example
- 1. Take the spat over france 's expulsion of romanies .
- 2. He said the afghan government threatened him with expulsion .
- 3. Aid workers there speak only anonymously , for fear of expulsion .
- 4. That prompted the retaliatory expulsion of two diplomats from iran 's london embassy .
- 5. A barrage of american , eu and un criticism failed to stop the expulsion .