expulsion
See also: expulsión
English
Etymology
From Middle English expulsioun, from Old French expulsion, from Latin expulsio, expulsionem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪkˈspʌlʃən/
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Noun
expulsion (countable and uncountable, plural expulsions)
- 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.
Antonyms
- impulsion
Related terms
- expel
Translations
the act of expelling or the state of being expelled
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin expulsio, expulsionem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛk.spyl.sjɔ̃/
Noun
expulsion f (plural expulsions)
- expulsion, eviction
- 1918, Marcel Proust, À l’ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs [In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower] (À la recherche du temps perdu):
- Elle s'étonnait qu'on fût scandalisé des expulsions des jésuites, disant que cela s'était toujours fait, même sous la monarchie, même en Espagne.
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- (sports) sending-off, red card, dismissal
Related terms
- expulser
Further reading
- “expulsion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.