the act of expelling or the fact or condition of being expelled
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ex•pul•sion /ɪkˈspʌlʃən/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable* countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- the act of expelling;
the state of being expelled.
ex•pul•sion
(ik spul′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- the act of driving out or expelling:expulsion of air.
- the state of being expelled:The prisoner's expulsion from society embittered him.
- Latin expulsiōn- (stem of expulsiō), equivalent. to expuls(us) driven out (past participle of expellere to expel) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English 1350–1400
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