Riddance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of removing or getting rid of something

the act of forcing out someone or something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɪdəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɪdəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɪdəns/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɪdəns/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exclusion expulsion ejection elimination

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of removing or getting rid of something
noun	the act of forcing out someone or something “the ejection of troublemakers by the police”

Word Forms

eliminate	verb	terminate, end, or take out
rid	verb	relieve from
eject	verb	put out or expel from a place
exclude	verb	put out or expel from a place
expel	verb	remove from a position or office

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Befreiung

der Akt, etwas zu entfernen oder loszuwerden

🇫🇷French

débarras

le fait de retirer ou de se débarrasser de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

libramiento

el acto de quitar o deshacerse de algo

🇮🇹Italian

liberazione

l'atto di rimuovere o eliminare qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

verlossing

de handeling van het verwijderen of wegdoen van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

libertação

o ato de remover ou se livrar de algo

🇷🇺Russian

избавление

действие по удалению или избавлению от чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छुटकारा

किसी चीज़ को हटाने या छुटकारा पाने की क्रिया या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিত্রাণ

কিছু অপসারণ বা পরিত্রাণ পাওয়ার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆட்டம்

எதையாவது அகற்றும் அல்லது அகற்றும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విముక్తి

ఏదైనా తొలగించడం లేదా వదిలించుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

सुटका

काहीतरी काढून टाकण्याची किंवा सुटका करण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુક્તિ

કંઈક દૂર કરવાની અથવા છૂટકારો મેળવવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಡಂಬನೆ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕುವ ಅಥವಾ ತೊಡೆದುಹಾಕುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിഡൻസ്

എന്തെങ്കിലും നീക്കം ചെയ്യുന്നതിനോ ഒഴിവാക്കുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੁਟਕਾਰਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਹਟਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਛੁਟਕਾਰਾ ਪਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھٹکارا

کسی چیز کو ہٹانے یا چھٹکارا حاصل کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

摆脱

移除或摆脱某物的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

排除

何かを取り除く、または取り除く行為

🇰🇷Korean

제거

무언가를 제거하거나 제거하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự giải thoát

hành động loại bỏ hoặc loại bỏ một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ความหายนะ

การกระทำของการลบหรือกำจัดบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembebasan

tindakan menghapus atau menyingkirkan sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtanggal

ang pagkilos ng pag-alis o pag-alis ng isang bagay

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بئس المصير

فعل إزالة أو التخلص من شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

رهایی

عمل حذف یا خلاص شدن از چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

kurtuluş

bir şeyi kaldırma veya ondan kurtulma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

ריקוד

הפעולה של הסרה או סילוק של משהו

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The primary meaning of 'riddance' is 'the act of removing or getting rid of something'.

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

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

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

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