removal

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The process of removing or the fact of being removed.
2. (countable, uncountable) The relocation of a business etc.
3. (countable, uncountable) The dismissal of someone from office.
4. (Ireland, countable, uncountable) An evening funeral ritual in which the coffin holding the deceased is brought, usually from a funeral home, to the church where the funeral mass will be celebrated the following day. Prayers are said before and after the journey, after which mourners are typically received at the home of the deceased.
5. (countable, euphemistic, slang, uncountable) Murder.

Synonyms

deletion

elimination

extraction

abolition

separation

move

removing

excision

taking away

dismissal

displacement

movement

withdrawal

expulsion

moving

eradication

taking out

transfer

cancellation

transference

remove

remotion

discharge

abolishment

rejection

shift

ablation

deposal

exclusion

banishment

driving away

abrogation

migration

subtraction

shifting

annulment

cut off

negation

omission

disengagement

clearance

detaching

firing

destruction

dismantling

moving away

eviction

departure

ejection

evacuation

Translations

Entfernung

enlèvement

élimination

rimozione

suppression

Beseitigung

éloignement

verwijdering

allontanamento

déménagement

verhuizing

remoção

απομάκρυνση

Ablösung

Abfuhr

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈmuː.vəl/

Etymology

From remove + -al.