Definition of riddance Riddance

/ɹɪˈdʌns/ - [riduns] - rid•dance

We found 6 definitions of riddance from 4 different sources.

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What does riddance mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

riddance - the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"
  ejection, exclusion, expulsion
  banishment, proscription rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
  defenestration the act of throwing someone or something out of a window
  deportation the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien
  ostracism the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
  barring, blackball the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
riddance - the act of removing or getting rid of something
  elimination
  remotion, removal dismissal from office
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • riddance (Noun)
    The act of being rid of something.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • riddance (n.)
    The act of ridding or freeing; deliverance; a cleaning up or out.
  • riddance (n.)
    The state of being rid or free; freedom; escape.

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