English Explanatory Dictionary

dispossession

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of dispossessing someone of something.
  2. The casting out of an evil spirit that has possessed someone; exorcism.

Pronunciation

/dɪspəˈzɛʃn̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-dispossession.wav

Word forms

dispossession dispossessions

Etymology

From dis- + possession.

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