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dethronement

dethronement noun: removal from a superior place in a hierarchy.

Noun

dethronement (plural dethronements)

  1. Removal from a superior place in a hierarchy.
    • I felt the first inkling of a thing that presently grew quite clear in my mind, that oppressed me for many days, a sense of dethronement, a persuasion that I was no longer a master, but an animal among the animals, under the Martian heel.1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 240
    Synonyms:
    disenthronement

dethronement meaning in Tamil

dethronement in Tamil

அரியணை இறக்கம்

Synonyms of dethronement

Forms of dethronement

pluraldethronements

Origin of dethronement

From dethrone + -ment.

Questions about dethronement

What does dethronement mean?
Dethronement means removal from a superior place in a hierarchy.
What is dethronement in Tamil?
Dethronement in Tamil is அரியணை இறக்கம். See Dethronement meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dethronement?
Dethronement is a noun.
What is the plural of dethronement?
The plural of dethronement is dethronements.

Words near dethronement in the dictionary

  1. dethrombosis
  2. dethrombotic
  3. dethronable
  4. dethrone
  5. dethroned
  6. dethronement
  7. dethronements
  8. dethroner
  9. dethroners
  10. dethrones
  11. dethronest

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