Oust — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

remove from a position or office

remove and replace

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaʊst/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaʊst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaʊst/

1 syllable Say it as /ˈaʊst/.

Examples

The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds
The word processor has ousted the typewriter

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

throw out drum out expel kick out boot out

Parts of Speech

verb	remove from a position or office “The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds”
verb	remove and replace “The word processor has ousted the typewriter”

Word Forms

ouster	noun	a person who ousts or supplants someone else
ousting	noun	the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
expulsion	noun	the act of forcing out someone or something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verdrängen

von einer Position oder einem Amt entfernen

🇫🇷French

évincer

retirer d'un poste ou d'une fonction

🇪🇸Spanish

expulsar

remover de un puesto u oficina

🇮🇹Italian

estromettere

rimuovere da una posizione o da un ufficio

🇳🇱Dutch

verdrijven

verwijderen uit een functie of kantoor

🇵🇹Portuguese

expulsar

remover de uma posição ou cargo

🇷🇺Russian

вытеснить

снять с должности или офиса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बाहर निकालना

किसी पद या पद से हटाना

🇧🇩Bengali

বহিষ্কার

একটি অবস্থান বা অফিস থেকে সরান

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளியேற்று

பதவி அல்லது அலுவலகத்திலிருந்து அகற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బహిష్కరించు

స్థానం లేదా కార్యాలయం నుండి తీసివేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बेदखल करणे

पद किंवा कार्यालयातून काढून टाका

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાંકી કાઢવું

પદ અથવા ઓફિસમાંથી દૂર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರಹಾಕಿ

ಸ್ಥಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಕಚೇರಿಯಿಂದ ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുറത്താക്കുക

ഒരു സ്ഥാനത്ത് നിന്നോ ഓഫീസിൽ നിന്നോ നീക്കം ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਦਖਲ ਕਰਨਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਅਹੁਦੇ ਜਾਂ ਦਫਤਰ ਤੋਂ ਹਟਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے دخل

کسی عہدے یا دفتر سے ہٹا دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

驱逐

调离职位或办公室

🇯🇵Japanese

追放する

役職または職から外す

🇰🇷Korean

축출하다

직위나 사무실에서 해임하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lật đổ

loại bỏ khỏi một vị trí hoặc văn phòng

🇹🇭Thai

ขับไล่

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengusir

diberhentikan dari suatu jabatan atau jabatan

🇵🇭Filipino

patalsikin

alisin sa isang posisyon o opisina

🇲🇾Malay

mengusir

keluar dari jawatan atau pejabat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طرد

إزالة من منصب أو مكتب

🇮🇷Persian

اخراج کردن

از یک موقعیت یا دفتر حذف کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

kovmak

bir pozisyondan veya ofisten uzaklaştırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְגַרֵשׁ

להסיר מתפקיד או משרה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'oust'?

The primary meaning of 'oust' is 'remove from a position or office'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'oust' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'oust' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'oust' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'oust' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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