destitución

/destituˈsjon/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
destituciones

Meaning

  1. dismissal

    • Pidieron su destitución.

      They demanded his dismissal.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

despido

destitución specifically means dismissal from an official or political position, removal from office; despido is the general word for "dismissal" from a job, being fired or laid off.

Practice

1 What does destitución mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pidieron su ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches destitución?

noun

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