USURPATION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority)
    Usage Example(s)
    • a succession of generals who ruled by usurpation
    Hypernyms(s) usurpation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • entry to another’’s property without right or permission
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) usurpation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)