dispossession
UK/,dispə'zeʃən/US/.dispә'zeʃәn/
B1
Definitions
n.
The act of depriving someone of property, land, or a home.
剥夺（财产、土地或居所）；驱逐。
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis-not, apart, away
+
possessafter, behind
+
-ionsit, settle, be placed
=dispossession
dis- (away, reversal) + possession = 'undoing of possession.' Taking back what someone was sitting on / holding.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The new law led to the dispossession of thousands of farmers.
- 2.
Their stories of dispossession spanned three generations.