expulsion

Meanings

• Noun or Verb

  The act of forcing someone or something out of a place or situation.

  - "The student was expelled from school for cheating."
  - "The company expelled the employee due to poor performance."

• Noun

  A violent expulsion of gas or liquid from the body.

  - "The patient suffered an expulsion of blood during the surgery."
  - "The volcano erupted in a massive expulsion of ash and lava."

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Antonyms

impulsion

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with expulsion
repression , depression , impression , expression

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Variants

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expulsion , expulsions , expulsive

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'expellere', meaning 'to drive out'.

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Trivia

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1. Expulsion is sometimes referred to as 'the ultimate punishment' in educational settings.

2. In some schools, students who are expelled are required to wear distinctive clothing to identify them to other schools.

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Related Concepts

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1. exile: The act of forcing someone to leave a country or region, usually permanently.

2. eviction: The legal process by which a landlord removes a tenant from rental property.

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Culture

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Expulsion has been used extensively in literature and art, often as a symbol of exclusion or banishment. In Dante's Inferno, for instance, the souls who have been expelled from the Catholic Church are placed in the outermost circle of Hell.

How to Memorize "expulsion"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of pushing or throwing something out, or imagine being forced to leave a place.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of being pushed out or removed.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the Latin root 'expellere' and focusing on the idea of 'driving out' or 'forcing out'.

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