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expulsion
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ex·pul·sion  (k-splshn)
n.
The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.

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

expulsion [ɪkˈspʌlʃən]
n
the act of expelling or the fact or condition of being expelled
[from Latin expulsiō a driving out, from expellere to expel]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.expulsionexpulsion - the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"
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.expulsionexpulsion - squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple"
squeeze, squeezing - the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"
3.expulsionexpulsion - the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
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

expulsion
noun
2. discharge, emptying, emission, voiding, spewing, secretion, excretion, ejection, seepage, suppuration the expulsion of waste products from the body
Translations
expulsion [ɪksˈpʌlʃən]
A. Nexpulsión f
in doing this she was risking expulsion (from school) → haciendo esto se arriesgaba a que la expulsaran
B. CPD expulsion order Norden f de expulsión

expulsion [ɪkˈspʌlʃən] n
[asylum-seeker, diplomat] → expulsion f; [party member] → expulsion f
[pupil] → renvoi m
[thing] → expulsion f
expulsion order narrêté m d'expulsion

expulsion
n (from a country) → Ausweisung f(from aus); (driving out) → Vertreibung f(from aus); (from school) → Verweisung f(von der Schule); (of evil)Austreibung f(from aus)

expulsion [ɪksˈpʌlʃn] nespulsione f
expulsion [ɪksˈpʌlʃn] nespulsione f

expulsion expel


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