释义
[ ik-spuhl -shuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪkˈspʌl ʃən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the act of driving out or expelling: expulsion of air.
the state of being expelled: The prisoner's expulsion from society embittered him.
Origin of expulsion 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin expulsiōn- (stem of expulsiō ), equivalent to expuls (us ) driven out (past participle of expellere to expel) + -iōn- -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM expulsion non·ex·pul·sion, noun re·ex·pul·sion, noun Words nearby expulsion expropriation, expt., exptl., expugnable, expulse, expulsion , expulsive, expulsive pain, expunction, expunge, expurgate
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Example sentences from the Web for expulsion The expulsion of ISIS from northern Iraq, though, is a long way off.
Iraqi Kurds Get Their Groove Back, End Siege of Mount Sinjar | Jamie Dettmer| December 20, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The music sometimes sounding like the exorcism of a multitude of demons, each one of whom was mightily resisting his expulsion .
The Stacks: John Coltrane’s Mighty Musical Quest | Nat Hentoff| October 18, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Bagaza called for the expulsion of all Italian priests and missionary workers, but those who stayed received death threats.
Catholic Nuns Aiding Africa's Battered Wives Are Raped and Murdered | Barbie Latza Nadeau| September 10, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The LDS Church's expulsion efforts speak to the intellectual crisis the Mormon community is currently facing.
Excommunication With a Smile: Mormon Feminist Kicked Out of the Church | Emily Shire| June 23, 2014| DAILY BEAST
And of course, there are particular places where the rates of suspension and expulsion are insane.
Are Black Students Unruly? Or is America Just Racist? | Jamelle Bouie| March 21, 2014| DAILY BEAST
No. 21 belonged to the Jesuits till their expulsion in 1672.
Historic Paris | Jetta S. Wolff
We had not been twelve hours in our houses ere we had forgotten, or practically forgotten, our expulsion from them.
A Beleaguered City | Mrs. Oliphant
My father, who had raised a condotta to lend a hand in the expulsion of the French, was left for dead upon that glorious field.
The Strolling Saint | Raphael Sabatini
Next day a second decree of expulsion was to have appeared, containing eight hundred names.
Napoleon the Little | Victor Hugo
His emissaries nevertheless continued to intrigue in Concepcion and finally stirred up a riot which resulted in Rosas' expulsion .
The South American Republics, Part II (of 2) | Thomas C. Dawson
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British Dictionary definitions for expulsion noun the act of expelling or the fact or condition of being expelled
Word Origin for expulsion C14: from Latin expulsiō a driving out, from expellere to expel
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Words related to expulsion exclusion, ouster, ejection, displacement, removal, purge, eviction, discharge, suspension, banishment, proscription, deportment, dismissal, dispossession, rush, bounce, ostracism, exile, expatriation, debarment