# dispossession

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪspəˈzɛʃn̩/ · frequency rank #65,838

## Definitions
1. The act of dispossessing someone of something.
2. The casting out of an evil spirit that has possessed someone; exorcism.

## Etymology
From dis- + possession.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dispossession