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expulsion vs ousting

ousting vs expulsion

expulsion and ousting both are nouns.

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

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