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riddance

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rid·dance  (rdns)
n.
1. A deliverance from or removal of something unwanted or undesirable: "Compeyson took it easy as a good riddance for both sides" (Charles Dickens).
2. The act of ridding: riddance of household pests.

riddance [ˈrɪdəns]
n
the act of getting rid of something undesirable or unpleasant; deliverance or removal (esp in the phrase good riddance)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.riddanceriddance - the act of removing or getting rid of something
remotion, removal - the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"
simplification - elimination of superfluous details
2.riddanceriddance - 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
Translations
riddance [ˈrɪdəns] N good riddance (to bad rubbish)!¡vete con viento fresco!
and good riddance to him!¡que se pudra!
riddance [ˈrɪdəns] n
good riddance! → bon débarras!
good riddance to sb → bon vent à qn
riddance
n good riddance (to bad rubbish)! (inf)ein Glück, dass wir das/den etc los sind
riddance [ˈrɪdns] n good riddance! (fam) → che liberazione!
riddance [ˈrɪdns] n good riddance! (fam) → che liberazione!


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Go teh hell wid him, damn yeh, an' a good riddance.
"--"And a good riddance too," answered he; "I can bear your insolence no longer, an you come to that.
Compeyson took it easy as a good riddance for both sides.
 
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