OUSTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ousting mean? 

• OUSTING (noun)
  The noun OUSTING has 1 sense:

1. the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out

  Familiarity information: OUSTING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OUSTING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of ejecting someone or forcing them out

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

ouster; ousting

Hypernyms ("ousting" is a kind of...):

ejection; exclusion; expulsion; riddance (the act of forcing out someone or something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ousting"):

deposition; dethronement (the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office)

Derivation:

oust (remove from a position or office)