refoulement

refoulement meaning in Tamil

Antonyms of refoulement

• non-refoulement

Forms of refoulement

Origin of refoulement

Borrowed from French refoulement (“act of pushing something back (as gunpowder into a gun barrel, or water by a dam); act of water overflowing; forced relocation of a group of people; forced repatriation of asylum-seekers or refugees”), from refouler (“to cause to flow or turn back; to repress, suppress; to repulse; to trample on again”) (from re- (prefix meaning ‘again’) + fouler (“to impress, stamp; to trample, walk on; to mistreat, oppress”) (ultimately from Medieval Latin fullare (“to make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing, to full”), from Latin fullō (“one who fulls cloth, fuller”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to blow; to inflate, swell”)) + -ment (suffix forming nouns from verbs, usually denoting resulting actions or states).

Words that rhyme with refoulement

• peloton

Questions about refoulement

What does refoulement mean?

Refoulement means the involuntary sending of refugees or asylum seekers to their country of origin or another one, where they are likely to face persecution and harm.

What is refoulement in Tamil?

Refoulement in Tamil is ஏதிலிகளைச் சொந்த நாட்டிடம் ஒப்படைத்தல். See Refoulement meaning in Tamil.

What part of speech is refoulement?

Refoulement is a noun.

How do you pronounce refoulement?

Refoulement is pronounced /ɹəˈfuːlmɒ̃/ (UK).

What is the plural of refoulement?

The plural of refoulement is refoulements.