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dispossession vs ouster

ouster vs dispossession

dispossession and ouster both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dispossession Yes No No No
ouster Yes No No No
As nouns, ouster is a hyponym of dispossession; that is, ouster is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dispossession:
  • dispossession: the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
  • ouster: a wrongful dispossession
Other hyponyms of dispossession include actual eviction, retaliatory eviction.
dispossession (noun) ouster (noun)
the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
freeing from evil spirits a wrongful dispossession
a person who ousts or supplants someone else
Difference between dispossession and ouster

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