Ejection — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

the act of forcing out someone or something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪdʒˈɛkʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒpeɪmlˌanɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒpeɪmlˌanɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪdʒˈɛkʃən/.

Examples

the ejection of troublemakers by the police
the child's expulsion from school

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exclusion riddance forcing out expulsion projection

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
noun	the act of forcing out someone or something “the ejection of troublemakers by the police”

Word Forms

expel	verb	eliminate (a substance)
eject	verb	leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
exclude	verb	put out or expel from a place

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Auswurf

der Akt des Ausstoßens oder Projizierens oder Auswerfens

🇫🇷French

éjection

l'acte d'expulser, de projeter ou d'éjecter

🇪🇸Spanish

expulsión

el acto de expulsar o proyectar o expulsar

🇮🇹Italian

espulsione

l'atto di espellere, proiettare o espellere

🇳🇱Dutch

uitwerpen

de handeling van het uitdrijven, projecteren of uitwerpen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ejeção

o ato de expulsar ou projetar ou ejetar

🇷🇺Russian

выброс

акт изгнания, проецирования или выброса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेदख़ल

निष्कासित करने या प्रक्षेपित करने या बाहर निकालने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

ইজেকশন

বহিষ্কার বা প্রক্ষেপণ বা বের করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளியேற்றம்

வெளியேற்றும் அல்லது திட்டமிடும் அல்லது வெளியேற்றும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎజెక్షన్

బహిష్కరించడం లేదా ప్రొజెక్ట్ చేయడం లేదా ఎజెక్ట్ చేసే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

बाहेर काढणे

निष्कासित करण्याची किंवा प्रक्षेपित करण्याची किंवा बाहेर काढण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇજેક્શન

હાંકી કાઢવાની અથવા પ્રોજેક્ટ કરવાની અથવા બહાર કાઢવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರಹಾಕುವಿಕೆ

ಹೊರಹಾಕುವ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಕ್ಷೇಪಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊರಹಾಕುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുറന്തള്ളൽ

പുറത്താക്കുന്നതിനോ പ്രൊജക്റ്റ് ചെയ്യുന്നതിനോ പുറന്തള്ളുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਣਾ

ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਣ ਜਾਂ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

اخراج

نکالنے یا پیش کرنے یا نکالنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

弹射

驱逐、投射或弹出的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

排出

追い出す、投影する、または排出する行為

🇰🇷Korean

방출

추방하거나 투사하거나 배출하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phóng ra

hành động trục xuất hoặc phóng chiếu hoặc đẩy ra

🇹🇭Thai

การดีดออก

การขับไล่หรือการฉายหรือการดีดออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyemburan

tindakan mengusir atau memproyeksikan atau mendepak

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbuga

ang pagkilos ng pagpapaalis o pag-project o pagpapalabas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طرد

فعل الطرد أو الإسقاط أو القذف

🇮🇷Persian

بیرون ریختن

عمل اخراج یا بیرون انداختن یا بیرون راندن

🇹🇷Turkish

fırlatma

kovma veya yansıtma veya çıkarma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּלִיטָה

פעולת הגירוש או ההשלכה או הפליטה

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