dethronement en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English dethrone Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English dethronement From dethrone + -ment.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dethronements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (9)
ka ტახტიდან ჩამოგდება (the act of being dethroned) · ru сверже́ние (the act of being dethroned) · hy գահընկեցություն (the act of being dethroned) · es destronamiento (the act of being dethroned) · ru сверже́ние с престо́ла (the act of being dethroned) · hu trónfosztás (the act of being dethroned) · fr détrônement (the act of being dethroned) · uk детронізація (the act of being dethroned) · pl detronizacja (the act of being dethroned)