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- [dis-puh-zes]
- /ˌdɪs pəˈzɛs/
- /ˌdɪ.spə.ˈzeʃ.n̩/
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- [dis-puh-zes]
- /ˌdɪs pəˈzɛs/
Definitions of dispossession word
- verb with object dispossession to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust. 1
- verb with object dispossession to banish. 1
- verb with object dispossession to abandon ownership of (a building), especially as a bad investment: Landlords have dispossessed many old tenement buildings. 1
- noun dispossession The act of dispossessing someone of something. 1
- noun dispossession The casting out of an evil spirit that has possessed someone; exorcism. 0
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Origin of dispossession
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; dis-1 + possess; replacing Middle English disposseden, equivalent to dis-1 + posseden (< Old French posseder) < Latin possidēre; see possess
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Parts of speech for Dispossession
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dispossession popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dispossession
noun dispossession
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- withdrawal — Also, withdrawment. the act or condition of withdrawing.
- privation — lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life: His life of privation began to affect his health.
- deprival — to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons): to deprive a man of life; to deprive a baby of candy.
Antonyms for dispossession
noun dispossession
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
verb with object dispossession
- possession — the act or fact of possessing.
Top questions with dispossession
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