Meanings
plural expirations · alternative obsolete exspiration
- An act, process, or instance of expiring.
- uncountableThe act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
Holonym: respiration
1 more example
crackles heard on expiration
Synonyms: exhalation · Antonyms: inspiration, inhalation
- countableA single outward breath.
labored expirations
Synonyms: exhalation · Antonyms: inspiration, inhalation
- countableeuphemisticuncountableThe last emission of breath; thus, synonym of death.
Synonyms: demise, quietus, death, end, tomb, celestial transfer, decease, decomposition
- countableuncountableAny other (metaphorically comparable) cessation, extinction, or ending.
expiration date
Synonyms: termination, end
- countableuncountableThat which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
nounOther similar release of volatile matter.
nounThe last emission of breath; thus, synonym of death.
nounAny other (metaphorically comparable) cessation, extinction, or ending.
More synonyms by meaning
nouneuphemistic expressions for death
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinexpīrātiōnem
- Middle Englishexpiracioun
- Englishexpiration
From Middle English expiracioun, exspiracioun (“vapor, breath”), from Latin expīrātiōnem, exspīrātiōnem, accusative singular of expīrātiō, exspīrātiō. By surface analysis, expire + -ation.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans uitasem
- uitasemact or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
Bulgarian издишване, изтичане
- издишване (izdišvane)act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
- изтичане (iztičane)emission of volatile matter; exhalation
- последно издихание (posledno izdihanie)last emission of breath; death
- изтичане (iztičane)coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end
- свършване (svăršvane)coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end
Catalan expiració
- expiracióact of expiring
Czech výdech, expirace
- výdechact or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
- expiraceact of expiring
Finnish ekspiraatio, uloshengitys
- ekspiraatioact or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
- uloshengitysact or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
- viimeinen henkäyslast emission of breath; death
- erääntyminenact of expiring
- umpeutuminenact of expiring
French expiration, expiration
- expirationact or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
- expirationemission of volatile matter; exhalation
- expirationcoming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end
- expirationact of expiring
Greek εκπνοή, λήξη
- εκπνοή (ekpnoḯ)act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
- λήξη (líxi)coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end
Hungarian kilégzés, kilélegzés
- kilégzésact or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
- kilélegzésact or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
- kigőzölgésemission of volatile matter; exhalation
- kipárolgásemission of volatile matter; exhalation
- lélek kileheléselast emission of breath; death
- lejáratact of expiring
- esedékességact of expiring
Italian respirazione, esalazione
- respirazioneact or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
- esalazioneemission of volatile matter; exhalation
- cessazionelast emission of breath; death
- cessazionecoming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end
- espirazionecoming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end
- scadenzacoming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end
- espirazioneact of expiring
- respirothat which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out
Spanish espiración, expiración
- espiraciónact or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
- expiraciónact of expiring
- caducaciónact of expiring
Swedish exspiration
- exspirationact or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
Tagalog luwashingahan
- luwashingahanact or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with expiration
Cite this entry
expiration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expiration
“expiration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expiration. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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