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ejection

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /əˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/
  • /iˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/
  • /-t͡ʃən/
  • /-ɪn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛkʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 JH EH1 K SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of ejecting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • ejection seat
  • ejection of gases
  • forceful ejection
  • The referee ordered his ejection from the game.
  • The ejection of the pilot occurred seconds before impact.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

That which is ejected.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Volcanic ejection covered the village in ash.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: expulsion, projection, forcing out

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: propulsion, actuation

Narrower terms: belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation, coughing up, spit, spitting, expectoration, vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking

4

noun

Meaning 4

the act of forcing out someone or something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exclusion, expulsion, riddance

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: banishment, proscription

Narrower terms: defenestration, deportation, ostracism, barring, blackball, ouster, ousting

History

Etymology

From Middle French éjection, from Latin eiectio.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ejecció — act of ejecting
  • French: éjection — act of ejecting
  • Ancient Greek: ἔξωσμα (éxōsma) — act of ejecting
  • Hindi: निष्कासन (niṣkāsan) — act of ejecting
  • Irish: caitheamh amach — act of ejecting
  • Italian: eiezione — act of ejecting
  • Portuguese: ejeção — act of ejecting
  • Spanish: eyección — act of ejecting