expulsion

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of forcing out someone or something
  2. noun squeezing out by applying pressure
  3. noun the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

Etymology

From Middle English expulsioun, from Old French expulsion, from Latin expulsio, expulsionem.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ejection, exclusion, riddance

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