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[ yoo-ser-pey-shuhn, -zer- ] / ˌyu sərˈpeɪ ʃən, -zər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR usurpation ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan act of usurping; wrongful or illegal encroachment, infringement, or seizure. illegal seizure and occupation of a throne. Origin of usurpation1350–1400; Middle English <Latin ūsūrpātiōn- (stem of ūsūrpātiō), equivalent to ūsūrpāt(us) (past participle of ūsūrpāre to usurp) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM usurpationu·sur·pa·tive [yoo-sur-puh-tiv, ‐zur‐], /yuˈsɜr pə tɪv, ‐ˈzɜr‐/, u·sur·pa·to·ry [yoo-sur-puh-tawr-ee, ‐tohr-ee, ‐zur‐], /yuˈsɜr pəˌtɔr i, ‐ˌtoʊr i, ‐ˈzɜr‐/, adjectiveWords nearby usurpationUsumacinta, Usumbura, usurer, usurious, usurp, usurpation, usurper, usury, U.S.V., usw, usward Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for usurpationRussians had no choice but face his final decision; his usurpation of political power is sickly humiliating. To the Streets!|Anna Nemtsova|September 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST All government action is not a usurpation of individual freedom—it's a matter of striking the right balance. The GOP's War on Teddy Roosevelt|John Avlon|March 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST I reflected on the infatuation of my surviving parent, and the usurpation of the detestable Betty, with horror. Arthur Mervyn|Charles Brockden Brown But the limit to this usurpation must apparently be set by the crowding out of those individuals in which it is carried too far. The Whence and the Whither of Man|John Mason Tyler
These will be merely acts of usurpation, and will deserve to be treated as such. The Federalist Papers|Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison Bonaparte was enraged and stormed against England's usurpation of the lordship of the sea. The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt Wight did not lay claim to the position of President of the church, but he resented what he called Brigham Young's usurpation. The Story of the Mormons|William Alexander Linn
Words related to usurpationconfiscation, annexation, appropriation, preemption, arrest, apprehension, pinch, drop, bust, snatch, hook, assumption, seizure, abduction, grab, arrogation, collar, seizing, commandeering |