expulsion (redirected from expulsions)

ex·pul·sion  (k-splshn)

n.

The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.

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[Middle English expulsioun, from Old French expulsion, from Latin expulsi, expulsin-, from expulsus, past participle of expellere, to expel; see expel.]

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expulsion

Noun

the act of expelling or the fact of being expelled [Latin expellere to expel]

expulsive adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	expulsion - the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school" ejection, riddance, exclusion defenestration - the act of throwing someone or something out of a window banishment, proscription - rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone deportation - the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien ostracism - the act of excluding someone from society by general consent barring, blackball - the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto ousting, ouster - the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
	2.	expulsion - squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple" extrusion squeeze, squeezing - the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"
	3.	expulsion - the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting ejection, forcing out, projection actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling belch, burp, burping, eructation, belching - a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth belching - the forceful expulsion of something from inside; "the belching of smoke from factory chimneys" coughing up - the act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughing spitting, expectoration, spit - the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) disgorgement, emesis, puking, vomiting, regurgitation, vomit - the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

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expulsion

noun 1. ejection, exclusion, dismissal, removal, exile, discharge, eviction, banishment, extrusion, proscription, expatriation, debarment, dislodgment

2. discharge, emptying, emission, voiding, spewing, secretion, excretion, ejection, seepage, suppuration

Translations

expulsion [ɪkˈspʌlʃən] n → expulsión f

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expulsion [ɪkˈspʌlʃən] n → expulsion f; renvoi m

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expulsion [ɪksˈpʌlʃən] n (Scol) → Verweisung f;

(Pol) → Ausweisung f;

(of gas, liquid etc) → Ausstoßen nt

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expulsion [ɪkˈspʌlʃən] n → espulsione f

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expulsion expel