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defrock
verb [T] /ˌdiːˈfrɒk/
/-ˈfrɑːk/ formal or humorousDefinition
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Synonyms and related words:
- axe noun
- be out on your ear idiom
- bloodletting noun
- cashier verb
- constructive dismissal noun
- delayering noun
- depose verb
- firing noun (DISMISSAL)
- furlough verb
- get the push idiom
- give sb the heave-ho idiom
- invalid sb out phrasal verb
- pink-slip verb
- push sb out phrasal verb
- put sb out to grass idiom
- put sb out to pasture idiom
- relieve sb of sth phrasal verb (END JOB)
- retrench verb
- retrenchment noun
- wastage noun
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spurn
to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having
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