dispossession

Definitions

The action of depriving someone of land, property, or other possessions.

The state of being dispossessed or the loss of one's property or rights.

Examples

The colonial era was marked by the systematic dispossession of indigenous lands.

Many families faced the trauma of dispossession after the bank foreclosed on their homes.

Synonyms

eviction deprivation ouster expropriation divestment displacement seizure

Antonyms

possession restitution restoration acquisition ownership retention inheritance