expulsion

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expulsion

  • /ɪkˈspʌlʃən/

Where it comes from

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

noun expulsions

  1. countable, uncountable 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.

Opposite: impulsion

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noun

Opposite: impulsion

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noun the act of expelling or the state of being expelled

Españolexpulsión
한국어추방 chubang
日本語排除 haijo, 追放 tsuihō
中文開除 /开除 kāichú, 驅逐 /驱逐 qūzhú
हिन्दीनिष्कासन niṣkāsan
Portuguêsexpulsão
Françaisexpulsion
DeutschEntfernung, Vertreibung, Ausweisung
Italianoespulsione
Ελληνικάαποβολή apovolí
Русскийизгна́ние izgnánije, исключе́ние isključénije, отстране́ние otstranénije, удале́ние udalénije
العربيةإِبْعَاد ʔibʕād

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"expulsion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/expulsion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{expulsion_2026,
  title = {expulsion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/expulsion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}