"dispossession" meaning in English

See dispossession in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪspəˈzɛʃn̩/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-dispossession.wav [US] Forms: dispossessions [plural]
Etymology: dis- + possession Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|possession}} dis- + possession Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dispossession (countable and uncountable, plural dispossessions)
  1. The act of dispossessing someone of something. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dispossession-en-noun-a9vWrNrc
  2. The casting out of an evil spirit that has possessed someone; exorcism. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dispossession-en-noun-0Hr~qWGv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 25 75

Inflected forms

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