noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of ejecting. countable, uncountable

   "ejection seat"

2. 2
   the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting wordnet
3. 3
   That which is ejected. countable, uncountable

   "Volcanic ejection covered the village in ash."

4. 4
   the act of forcing out someone or something wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

expulsionbanishmentbootbowshotbulletcannon

Example

More examples

"The loud commotion led to his immediate ejection from the premises by security."

Etymology

From Middle French éjection, from Latin eiectio.

Related phrases

coronal mass ejectiondysphoric milk ejection reflexejection fractionejection seatleft ventricular ejection timepre-ejection

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