Usurpation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

entry to another's property without right or permission

wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/juːzɚpˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/juːzəpˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/juːzəpˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /juːzɚpˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

a succession of generals who ruled by usurpation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

violation trespass encroachment intrusion

Parts of Speech

noun	entry to another's property without right or permission
noun	wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority) “a succession of generals who ruled by usurpation”

Word Forms

trespass	verb	enter unlawfully on someone's property
encroach	verb	advance beyond the usual limit
violate	verb	violate the sacred character of a place or language
intrude	verb	enter unlawfully on someone's property
usurp	verb	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

usurpación

entrada a la propiedad de otra persona sin derecho o permiso

🇮🇹Italian

usurpazione

ingresso nella proprietà altrui senza diritto o permesso

🇳🇱Dutch

usurpatie

toegang tot andermans eigendommen zonder recht of toestemming

🇵🇹Portuguese

usurpação

entrada na propriedade de outra pessoa sem direito ou permissão

🇷🇺Russian

узурпация

проникновение на чужое имущество без права и разрешения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपहरण

बिना अधिकार या अनुमति के दूसरे की संपत्ति में प्रवेश

🇧🇩Bengali

দখল

অধিকার বা অনুমতি ছাড়া অন্যের সম্পত্তিতে প্রবেশ

🇮🇳Tamil

அபகரிப்பு

உரிமை அல்லது அனுமதியின்றி மற்றொருவரின் சொத்துக்குள் நுழைதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

దోపిడీ

హక్కు లేదా అనుమతి లేకుండా మరొకరి ఆస్తిలోకి ప్రవేశించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

हडप करणे

अधिकार किंवा परवानगीशिवाय दुसऱ्याच्या मालमत्तेत प्रवेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

પચાવી પાડવું

અધિકાર કે પરવાનગી વિના બીજાની મિલકતમાં પ્રવેશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಿತ್ತುಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ

ಹಕ್ಕು ಅಥವಾ ಅನುಮತಿಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಆಸ್ತಿಗೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തട്ടിയെടുക്കൽ

അവകാശമോ അനുവാദമോ ഇല്ലാതെ മറ്റൊരാളുടെ സ്വത്തിലേക്കുള്ള പ്രവേശനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੜੱਪਣਾ

ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਦੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੀ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਾਖਲ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غصب

کسی کی جائیداد میں بغیر اجازت یا حق کے داخل ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

篡夺

未经权利或许可进入他人财产

🇯🇵Japanese

簒奪

権利や許可なしに他人の所有物に入る

🇰🇷Korean

강탈

권리나 허락 없이 다른 사람의 소유지에 들어가는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự chiếm đoạt

xâm nhập vào tài sản của người khác mà không có quyền hoặc sự cho phép

🇹🇭Thai

การแย่งชิง

เข้าไปในทรัพย์สินของผู้อื่นโดยไม่มีสิทธิหรือได้รับอนุญาต

🇮🇩Indonesian

perebutan kuasa

masuk ke properti orang lain tanpa hak atau izin

🇵🇭Filipino

pang-aagaw

pagpasok sa ari-arian ng iba nang walang karapatan o pahintulot

🇲🇾Malay

rampasan kuasa

kemasukan ke harta orang lain tanpa hak atau kebenaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اغتصاب

الدخول إلى ملك الغير بغير حق أو إذن

🇮🇷Persian

غصب

ورود بدون حق یا اجازه به ملک دیگری

🇹🇷Turkish

gasp

başkasının malına izinsiz veya izinsiz girmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

חַמסָנוּת

כניסה לרכושו של אחר ללא זכות או רשות

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The primary meaning of 'usurpation' is 'entry to another's property without right or permission'.

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

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

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