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deportation vs riddance

riddance vs deportation

deportation and riddance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deportation Yes No No No
riddance Yes No No No
As nouns, riddance is a hypernym of deportation; that is, riddance is a word with a broader meaning than deportation:
  • deportation: the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien
  • riddance: the act of forcing out someone or something
Other hypernyms of deportation include ejection, exclusion, expulsion.
deportation (noun) riddance (noun)
the act of expelling a person from their native land the act of forcing out someone or something
the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien the act of removing or getting rid of something
Difference between deportation and riddance

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