Ousted
/ˈaʊstɪd/noun
Removed or forced out of a position, place, or office.
Did you know?Oust ultimately comes from Latin ex- (“out of”), the same ancient idea behind exit and eject, so the word has always carried the energy of being driven out of a space.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*eghs-
“out, outside”
Latin
Latin
ex-
“out of, from”
Old French
Old French
oster
“to remove, take away”
Middle English
English
ousten
“to remove, dispossess, expel”
Modern English
English
oust
“to remove or force out”