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expulsion vs ouster

ouster vs expulsion

expulsion and ouster both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expulsion Yes No No No
ouster Yes No No No
As nouns, ouster is a hyponym of expulsion; that is, ouster is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expulsion:
  • expulsion: the act of forcing out someone or something
  • ouster: the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
Other hyponyms of expulsion include defenestration, deportation, ostracism, barring, blackball, ousting.
expulsion (noun) ouster (noun)
the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
the act of forcing out someone or something a wrongful dispossession
squeezing out by applying pressure a person who ousts or supplants someone else
Difference between expulsion and ouster

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