dispossession

/dˌɪspəzˈɛʃən/ noun

The act of dispossessing someone of something.

Word Origin Dispossession is the act of depriving of possession. 'Possession' comes from Latin 'possidere', to sit as master, from 'potis' 'able' and 'sedere' 'to sit'. The prefix dis- reverses it. So dispossession literally means 'un-sitting' someone from their property. The same root gives us possess, repossess, and prepossess (to occupy beforehand). The image is of being seated on something you own, then being displaced.

noun The act of dispossessing someone of something. countable

The dispossession of ancestral lands caused deep trauma to the indigenous community.

(名词) 剥夺;强占;没收

对祖传土地的剥夺给原住民社区造成了深重的创伤。

(sustantivo) El acto de desposeer a alguien de algo.

La desposesión de las tierras ancestrales causó un profundo trauma a la comunidad indígena.

(nom) Action de déposséder quelqu'un de quelque chose qu'il possède.

La dispossession des terres ancestrales a causé un profond trauma à la communauté autochtone.

(Substantiv) Enteignung [**Dispossession** *Substantiv, feminin* – der Akt, jemandem etwas (meist Eigentum oder Land) zu entziehen oder wegzunehmen.]

Die **Dispossession** der angestammten Ländereien verursachte tiefes Leid in der indigenen Gemeinschaft.

(名詞) 誰かから所有物・権利などを奪い取ること。

先祖伝来の土地の剥奪は、先住民族のコミュニティに深いトラウマを与えた。

(substantivo) desapossamento; despojamento; expropriação [O ato de desapossar alguém de algo.]

A desapropriação das terras ancestrais causou um trauma profundo à comunidade indígena.

noun The casting out of an evil spirit that has possessed someone; exorcism. countable

The priest performed the dispossession to free the afflicted woman from the demonic presence.

(名词) 驱魔;驱邪;除魔

牧师进行了驱魔仪式,将受折磨的女子从恶魔的存在中解放出来。

(sustantivo) La expulsión de un espíritu maligno que ha poseído a alguien; exorcismo.

El sacerdote realizó el exorcismo para liberar a la mujer afligida de la presencia demoníaca.

(nom) Action de chasser un esprit maléfique qui possède quelqu'un ; exorcisme.

Le prêtre a procédé à la dispossession pour libérer la femme affligée de la présence démoniaque.

(Substantiv) Exorzismus; Dämonenaustreibung [**Dispossession** *Substantiv, feminin* – die Austreibung eines bösen Geistes, der von jemandem Besitz ergriffen hat; Exorzismus.]

Der Priester führte die **Dispossession** durch, um die besessene Frau von dem dämonischen Einfluss zu befreien.

(名詞) 人に取り憑いた悪霊を追い出すこと。退魔、祓魔。

司祭は、憑依された女性を悪魔的存在から解放するために祓いを行った。

(substantivo) exorcismo [A expulsão de um espírito maligno que possuiu alguém; exorcismo.]

O padre realizou o exorcismo para libertar a mulher aflita da presença demoníaca.

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