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riddance

DEFINITIONS OF: riddance

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n the act of removing or getting rid of something

Synonyms:
elimination
Types:
simplification
elimination of superfluous details
oversimplification, simplism
an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is
rationalisation, rationalization
(mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
Type of:
remotion, removal
the act of removing

n the act of forcing out someone or something

Synonyms:
ejection, exclusion, expulsion
Types:
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defenestration
the act of throwing someone or something out of a window
deportation
the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien
ostracism
the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
barring, blackball
the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
ouster, ousting
the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
deposition, dethronement
the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
Type of:
banishment, proscription
rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
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