NYT Dictionary

EVICTION

/ɪˈvɪk.ʃən/
Noune-VIC-tione-vic-tion · 3 syllablesGrade 8

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021, 2024

Meaning

The act of evicting.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Borrowed from Middle French éviction, from Late Latin ēvictiō, from Latin ēvincō.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dispossessiondisownmentejectiondisendowmentdisherisondisinheritancedislodgmentdisseisinexpropriationexpulsion

Antonyms

antievictionnoneviction

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle, including a pangram:

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