dispossession C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˌdɪspəˈzɛʃən/ UK /ˌdɪspəˈzɛʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act of depriving someone of property or occupancy The settlers' arrival brought the dispossession of native landholders. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of depriving... deprivationevictionexpropriationoustingseizureejection ↔ Opposites possessionownershiptenureretention Word family Related forms dispossessdispossessedpossession Etymology AI details From dispossess + -ion; dispossess is from Old French despossesser, from des- ('away') + possesser ('to possess'), from Latin possidere ('to possess, hold'). des- Old French possidere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dispossession **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌdɪspəˈzɛʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌdɪspəˈzɛʃən/ ## Meanings 1. the act of depriving someone of property or occupancy ## Examples - The settlers' arrival brought the dispossession of native landholders. ## Synonyms - deprivation - eviction - expropriation - ousting - seizure - ejection ## Antonyms - possession - ownership - tenure - retention ## Related Forms - dispossess - dispossessed - possession ## Roots and Affixes - Root: des- - Root: possidere ## Etymology From dispossess + -ion; dispossess is from Old French despossesser, from des- ('away') + possesser ('to possess'), from Latin possidere ('to possess, hold'). ## AI Etymology Dispossession comes from dispossess + -ion; dispossess is from Old French despossesser, from des- ('away') + possesser ('to possess'), from Latin possidere ('to possess, hold'). The etymological trail includes Old French des- and Latin possidere. As a noun, dispossession names the act of depriving someone of property or occupancy. The same family is visible in related forms such as dispossess, dispossessed, and possession. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown