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Meaning of "dispossession" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISPOSSESSION

dispossession  [ˌdɪspəˈzɛʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISPOSSESSION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dispossession is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISPOSSESSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dispossession in the English dictionary

The definition of dispossession in the dictionary is the act of dispossessing. Other definition of dispossession is the state of being dispossessed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISPOSSESSION


accession
əkˈsɛʃən
aggression
əˈɡrɛʃən
compression
kəmˈprɛʃən
concession
kənˈsɛʃən
confession
kənˈfɛʃən
depression
dɪˈprɛʃən
discretion
dɪˈskrɛʃən
expression
ɪkˈsprɛʃən
impression
ɪmˈprɛʃən
nonpossession
ˌnɒnpəˈzɛʃən
obsession
əbˈsɛʃən
possession
pəˈzɛʃən
prepossession
ˌpriːpəˈzɛʃən
profession
prəˈfɛʃən
progression
prəˈɡrɛʃən
recession
rɪˈsɛʃən
regression
rɪˈɡrɛʃən
session
ˈsɛʃən
succession
səkˈsɛʃən
suppression
səˈprɛʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISPOSSESSION

disposables
disposal
disposal unit
dispose
disposed
disposedly
disposer
disposingly
disposings
disposition
dispositional
dispositive
dispositively
dispositor
dispossess
dispossessed
dispossessor
dispossessory
dispost
disposure

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISPOSSESSION

admission
automatic transmission
cession
commission
compassion
concussion
conversion
discussion
emission
European Commission
mission
omission
passion
percussion
permission
pression
procession
repression
Securities and Exchange Commission
submission
transmission

Synonyms and antonyms of dispossession in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dispossession» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISPOSSESSION

Find out the translation of dispossession to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dispossession from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dispossession» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

剥夺
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desposesión
570 millions of speakers

English

dispossession
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निर्वासन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطرد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

раскулачивание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desapropriação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dispossession
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dépossession
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelupusan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Enteignung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

追い立て
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강탈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dispossession
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cướp đoạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலத்தைப் பறிப்பது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दारू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

evden çıkarma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esproprio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wywłaszczenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розкуркулення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deposedare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποστέρηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onteiening
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fördrivning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vising
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dispossession

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISPOSSESSION»

The term «dispossession» is regularly used and occupies the 107.572 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISPOSSESSION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dispossession» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dispossession» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dispossession

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISPOSSESSION»

Discover the use of dispossession in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dispossession and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Claim of Dispossession: Jewish Land-Settlement and the ...
Avneri traces the spread of Jewish settlements over the seventy-year period before the establishment of the State of Israel, in order to see how it affected the existing Arab community's economy and social and cultural institutions.
Aryeh L. Avneri, 1982
2
DisPossession: Haunting in Canadian Fiction
An exploration into the darker aspects of contemporary Canadian fiction.
Marlene Goldman, 2012
3
Dispossession: The Performative in the Political
This book interrogates the agonistic and open-ended corporeality and conviviality of the crowd as it assembles in cities to protest political and economic dispossession through a performative dispossession of the sovereign subject and its ...
Judith Butler, Athena Athanasiou, 2013
4
Dispossession: The Performative in the Political
This book interrogates the agonistic and open-ended corporeality and conviviality of the crowd as it assembles in cities to protest political and economic dispossession through a performative dispossession of the sovereign subject and its ...
Judith Butler, Athena Athanasiou, 2013
5
Dispossession: The Performative in the Political
This book interrogates the agonistic and open-ended corporeality and conviviality of the crowd as it assembles in cities to protest political and economic dispossession through a performative dispossession of the sovereign subject and its ...
Judith Butler, Athena Athanasiou, 2013
6
Markets of Dispossession: NGOs, Economic Development, and ...
Markets of Dispossession is a theoretically sophisticated and sobering account of the consequences of these initiatives.
Julia Elyachar, 2005
7
Debt and Dispossession: Farm Loss in America's Heartland
Explores the social impact of the farm debt crisis of the 1980's through interviews with members of an agricultural community.
Kathryn Marie Dudley, 2002
8
Dispossession: Black Australians and White Invaders
Historical documents on the relationship between Aboriginal and white Australians ; Includes: The frontier, peaceful settlement or brutal conquest? - The land question - Black brothers or degraded savages? - Citizens or outcasts?
Henry Reynolds, 1989
9
Records of Dispossession: Palestinian Refugee Property and ...
This work focuses on the controversial question of the property left behind by the refugees during the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948.
Michael R. Fischbach, 2013
10
The Pastoral Clinic: Addiction and Dispossession Along the ...
A formidable thinker, a wrench-in-the-works activist inside and out of the industry, Angela understands that addictions are not a 'always has been and always will be' fate, but a collective, individual, and even 'intimate,' funneling into ...
Angela Garcia, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISPOSSESSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dispossession is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Venezuela – Maduro: Not backing down
CARACAS – “We are victims of dispossession. I say this to our friends and also to our enemies: No one will ever get Venezuela to renounce her ... «Barbados Today, Jul 15»
2
Open Letter to the Governments of EU-CELAC
... from Brazil to Bolivia, generating dispossession and land expropriation, massive displacement of communities and environmental damages. «Transnational Institute, Jul 15»
3
SACP will not enter into elections against ANC-led Alliance: Nzimande
Nzimande said the capitalist neo-liberal system increases inequality, poverty and urbanisation without employment, causing dispossession, ... «The New Age Online, Jul 15»
4
CP maize contract farming in Shan State, Myanmar: A regional case …
... of the chicken feed market has radically transformed agrarian relations and structures of debt and dispossession in rural, upland Shan State. «Transnational Institute, Jul 15»
5
We Must Look to History for Answers to Tackling Alcoholism, Not …
Thirdly, I think the issue of dispossession, mostly of a violent kind, and the decline of masculinity is key in explaining the inordinate ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
Michael Kirby: Indigenous disadvantage bigger problem than …
... come about because of the dispossession of the lands, the destruction of the language and the culture as a result of the colonisation process. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Open Letter From Indigenous Women Scholars Regarding …
The history of Cherokee removal and dispossession is deeply woven into the same southeastern landscapes shaped by slavery and anti-black ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Jul 15»
8
Oak Ridge police chief gets apology for probe into allegations
... County District Attorney General Dave Clark who said an ex parte order of protection does not generally require the dispossession of firearms ... «Oakridger, Jul 15»
9
Unsilencing Gaza: One year since 'Operation Protective Edge'
... in the rest of Palestine and abroad in diaspora, had already endured sixty-six years of displacement and dispossession, almost a half century ... «Mondoweiss, Jul 15»
10
Peoples Sovereignty vs Impunity Inc.
... which is becoming evident in an increasing number of areas of our lives, as corporations advance in the dispossession and appropriation of ... «Transnational Institute, Jul 15»

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