Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of putting out of possession; the state of being dispossessed.2. (n.) The putting out of possession, wrongfully or otherwise, of one who is in possession of a freehold, no matter in what title; -- called also ouster. Thesaurus bereavement cost damage dead loss debit denial denudation deprivation deprivement despoilment destruction detriment disendowment disherison disinheritance dislodgment disownment disseisin divestment eviction expense expropriation foreclosure forfeit forfeiture injury loser losing losing streak loss ouster ousting perdition privation reclaiming repossessing repossession robbery ruin sacrifice spoliation stripping taking away total loss |