expelled

American

[ik-speld] / ɪkˈspɛld /

adjective

driven or forced out or away; discharged.

She drew in a long puff, then eyed her cigarette thoughtfully through the slowly expelled smoke.
cut off from membership or participation.

An expelled student will be removed from all classes and will not be permitted to reenroll.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of expel.

Other Word Forms

unexpelled adjective

Etymology

Origin of expelled

expel ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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One Nation's co-founder David Oldfield was also expelled following a public fracas with Hanson.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Ninety-nine years later, the country expelled the last of its colonizers, but by then the country was thoroughly hooked on cà phê.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The new research found that the impact also expelled enough material from the binary system to slightly alter its path around the Sun.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

All he held is that the government has to tell people where they will be expelled to, and give them a chance to raise a claim of persecution before they’re put on a plane.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

I was to be expelled from the University.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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