expulsion

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/ɪkˈspʌlʃən/

noun

The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.

“The scandal involved every member of the high school's football team, resulting in a flurry of expulsions, starting with the quarterback.”

Similar
ejectionexclusionriddanceextrusionprojectionforcing out
Opposite
impulsion
OriginMiddle English expulsioun ← Old French expulsion ← Latin expulsio, expulsionem →
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Meanings

nounexpulsion (countable and uncountable, plural expulsions)

plural expulsions

  1. countableuncountableThe act of expelling or the state of being expelled.

    The scandal involved every member of the high school's football team, resulting in a flurry of expulsions, starting with the quarterback.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
impulsion

nounthe act of forcing out someone or something

Similar
ejectionexclusionriddance
Broader
banishmentproscription

nounsqueezing out by applying pressure

Similar
extrusion
Broader
squeezesqueezing

nounthe act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

Similar
projectionejectionforcing out
Broader
propulsionactuation
Also see
ejectionexclusionexpellingextrusionprojectionriddance

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinexpulsio, expulsionem
  2. Old Frenchexpulsion
  3. Middle Englishexpulsioun
  4. Englishexpulsion

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἔξωσμα
  • ἔξωσμα (éxōsma)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Arabic إِبْعَاد
  • إِبْعَاد (ʔibʕād)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Bulgarian отстраняване, изгонване
  • отстраняване (otstranjavane)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • изгонване (izgonvane)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Chinese Mandarin 開除 /开除, 驅逐 /驱逐
  • 開除 /开除 (kāichú)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • 驅逐 /驱逐 (qūzhú)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Danish udstødelse (af fx forening), eksklusion (fx af forening)
  • udstødelse (af fx forening)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • eksklusion (fx af forening)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • udvisningthe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • bortvisning (fra skole el.lign.)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • relegering (fra universitet)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Dutch uitwijzing
  • uitwijzingthe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Esperanto forpelo
  • forpelothe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Finnish karkotus
  • karkotusthe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
French expulsion
  • expulsionthe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
German Entfernung, Vertreibung
  • Entfernungthe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • Vertreibungthe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • Ausweisungthe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Greek αποβολή
  • αποβολή (apovolí)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Hindi निष्कासन
  • निष्कासन (niṣkāsan)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Hungarian kiutasítás, kitoloncolás
  • kiutasításthe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • kitoloncolásthe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • eltanácsolásthe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Italian espulsione
  • espulsionethe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Japanese 排除, 追放
  • 排除 (haijo)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • 追放 (tsuihō)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Korean 추방
  • 추방 (chubang)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Latin expulsiō, exactiō
  • expulsiōthe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • exactiōthe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Māori pananga, peinga
  • panangathe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • peingathe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Norwegian utvist
  • utvistthe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Norwegian Bokmål utdrivelse
  • utdrivelsethe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Persian اخراج
  • اخراج (exrâj)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Polish wydalenie
  • wydaleniethe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Portuguese expulsão
  • expulsãothe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Russian изгна́ние, исключе́ние
  • изгна́ние (izgnánije)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • исключе́ние (isključénije)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • отстране́ние (otstranénije)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • удале́ние (udalénije)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Spanish expulsión
  • expulsiónthe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Swedish utvisning, relegering
  • utvisningthe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • relegeringthe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • uteslutningthe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Thai ไล่ออก
  • ไล่ออก (lâi-ɔ̀ɔk)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Turkish kovma, kovulma
  • kovmathe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
  • kovulmathe act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Yiddish גירוש
  • גירוש (girush)the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
Cite this entry
APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expulsion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expulsion.

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