noun
Meaning 1
Removal from a superior place in a hierarchy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disenthronement
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dethronement
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noun
Meaning 2
the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deposition
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ouster, ousting
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English dethrone Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English dethronement From dethrone + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: գահընկեցություն (gahənkecʻutʻyun) — the act of being dethroned
- French: détrônement — the act of being dethroned
- Georgian: ტახტიდან ჩამოგდება (ṭaxṭidan čamogdeba) — the act of being dethroned
- Hungarian: trónfosztás — the act of being dethroned
- Polish: detronizacja — the act of being dethroned
- Russian: сверже́ние с престо́ла (sveržénije s prestóla) — the act of being dethroned
- Russian: сверже́ние (sveržénije) — the act of being dethroned
- Spanish: destronamiento — the act of being dethroned
- Ukrainian: детронізація (detronizacija) — the act of being dethroned