Dethronement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈɪzli/

🇬🇧British English

/diːθɹˈəʊnmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/diːθɹˈəʊnmənt/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈɪzli/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deposition

Word Forms

depose	verb	force to leave (an office)
dethrone	verb	remove a monarch from the throne

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Entthronung

der Akt, jemanden abzusetzen; Entfernen einer mächtigen Person aus einer Position oder einem Amt

🇫🇷French

déposition

l'acte de déposer quelqu'un; retirer une personne puissante d'un poste ou d'une fonction

🇪🇸Spanish

destronamiento

el acto de deponer a alguien; destituir a una persona poderosa de un puesto u oficina

🇮🇹Italian

detronizzazione

l'atto di deporre qualcuno; rimuovere una persona potente da una posizione o da un ufficio

🇳🇱Dutch

onttroning

de handeling waarbij iemand wordt afgezet; het verwijderen van een machtig persoon uit een positie of ambt

🇵🇹Portuguese

destronamento

o ato de depor alguém; remover uma pessoa poderosa de uma posição ou cargo

🇷🇺Russian

свержение

акт свержения кого-либо; отстранение влиятельного человека от должности или офиса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धूल में मिलाना

किसी को पदच्युत करने की क्रिया; किसी शक्तिशाली व्यक्ति को किसी पद या कार्यालय से हटाना

🇮🇳Tamil

பதவி நீக்கம்

ஒருவரை பதவி நீக்கம் செய்யும் செயல்; ஒரு சக்திவாய்ந்த நபரை பதவி அல்லது அலுவலகத்திலிருந்து நீக்குதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

సింహాసనాన్ని తొలగించడం

ఒకరిని తొలగించే చర్య; ఒక శక్తివంతమైన వ్యక్తిని స్థానం లేదా కార్యాలయం నుండి తొలగించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

पदभ्रमण

एखाद्याला पदच्युत करण्याची कृती; एखाद्या शक्तिशाली व्यक्तीला पद किंवा कार्यालयातून काढून टाकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગાદી

કોઈને પદભ્રષ્ટ કરવાની ક્રિયા; કોઈ શક્તિશાળી વ્યક્તિને પદ અથવા ઓફિસમાંથી દૂર કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಂಹಾಸನಾರೋಹಣ

ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಪದಚ್ಯುತಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ; ಸ್ಥಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಕಚೇರಿಯಿಂದ ಶಕ್ತಿಯುತ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥാനഭ്രഷ്ടനം

ഒരാളെ സ്ഥാനഭ്രഷ്ടനാക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി; ഒരു സ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്നോ ഓഫീസിൽ നിന്നോ ശക്തനായ വ്യക്തിയെ നീക്കം ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਖਤਾਪਲਟ

ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਅਹੁਦੇ ਤੋਂ ਹਟਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ; ਕਿਸੇ ਸ਼ਕਤੀਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਅਹੁਦੇ ਜਾਂ ਦਫਤਰ ਤੋਂ ਹਟਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تخت نشینی

کسی کو معزول کرنے کا عمل؛ کسی طاقتور شخص کو عہدے یا عہدے سے ہٹانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

废黜

废黜某人的行为；将有权势的人从职位或办公室中撤职

🇯🇵Japanese

廃位

誰かを解任する行為。有力者を地位や役職から外すこと

🇰🇷Korean

폐위

누군가를 해임하는 행위; 직위나 사무실에서 강력한 사람을 제거하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

truất ngôi

hành động hạ bệ ai đó; loại bỏ một người có quyền lực khỏi một vị trí hoặc văn phòng

🇹🇭Thai

การปลดบัลลังก์

การกระทำของการปลดใครบางคน ถอดถอนผู้มีอำนาจออกจากตำแหน่งหรือตำแหน่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penurunan dr takhta

tindakan memecat seseorang; memberhentikan orang yang berkuasa dari suatu jabatan atau jabatan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapatalsik sa trono

ang pagkilos ng pagpapatalsik sa isang tao; pag-alis ng isang makapangyarihang tao sa isang posisyon o opisina

🇲🇾Malay

penurunan takhta

perbuatan menjatuhkan seseorang; memecat orang yang berkuasa daripada jawatan atau jawatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خلع العرش

فعل عزل شخص ما؛ عزل شخص قوي من منصب أو مكتب

🇮🇷Persian

خلع سلطنت

عمل عزل کسی؛ حذف یک فرد قدرتمند از یک موقعیت یا مقام

🇹🇷Turkish

tahttan indirilme

birini görevden alma eylemi; Güçlü bir kişiyi bir pozisyon veya ofisten çıkarmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

הדחת הכס

פעולת הדחת מישהו; סילוק אדם חזק מתפקיד או משרה

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