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Ouster

/aʊstə/

A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.

📖 Definitions of "Ouster"

noun

1
A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
2
Action by a cotenant that prevents another cotenant from enjoying the use of jointly owned property.
3
Specifically, the forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; coup.

verb

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
oustingnoun	The act by which somebody is ousted; an ouster.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
oustingnoun	The act by which somebody is ousted; an ouster.
evictionnoun	The act of evicting.
expulsionnoun	The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.
dismissverb	(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
dismissalnoun	Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
expellingnoun	The process by which something is expelled.
removalnoun	The process of removing or the fact of being removed.
ejectnoun	(transitive) To throw out or remove forcefully.
deportationnoun	The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.
overthrownoun	A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force; usurpation.
exclusionnoun	The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part.
sequestrationnoun	The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.
subversionnoun	A systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within; undermining.
overturningnoun	The act by which something is overturned.
downfallnoun	A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
isolatenoun	Something that has been isolated.
fallnoun	The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
downingnoun	A defeat.
topplingnoun	The act by which something is toppled.
reversalnoun	A change in fortune; a change from being successful to having problems.