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OUSTING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
Synonyms:
ouster; ousting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ousting" is a kind of...):
ejection; exclusion; expulsion; riddance (the act of forcing out someone or something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ousting"):
deposition; dethronement (the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office)
Derivation:
oust (remove from a position or office)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb oust
