Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eviction

/ɪˈvɪk.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: evic-tion
IPA: /ɪˈvɪk.ʃən/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of evicting.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of being evicted.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"order of eviction"
"face eviction"
"threat of eviction"
"The family faced eviction after missing several payments."
"Protesters resisted the eviction of squatters."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French éviction, from Late Latin ēvictiō, from Latin ēvincō.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: *weyk-, éviction, ēvictiō, ēvincō

Usage

Inflected Forms

evictions (plural)

Derived Forms

evictionism evictionist

Frequently Paired Words

evict evince

Synonyms

dispossession legal ouster constructive eviction

Antonyms

antieviction noneviction

Rhymes With

fiction non-fiction addiction conviction jurisdiction prediction restriction friction depiction contradiction nonfiction affliction

Questions

How do you pronounce eviction?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈvɪk.ʃən/.
What does eviction mean?: The act of evicting.
Where does eviction come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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