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English noun: ejection

1. ejection (act) the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting


Synonymsexpulsion, forcing out, projection


Broader (hypernym)actuation, propulsion


Narrower (hyponym)belch, belching, belching, burp, burping, coughing up, disgorgement, emesis, eructation, expectoration, puking, regurgitation, spit, spitting, vomit, vomiting

2. ejection (act) the act of forcing out someone or something


SamplesThe ejection of troublemakers by the police.
The child's expulsion from school.


Synonymsexclusion, expulsion, riddance


Broader (hypernym)banishment, proscription


Narrower (hyponym)barring, blackball, defenestration, deportation, ostracism, ouster, ousting









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