revocation

noun

rev·​o·​ca·​tion ˌre-və-ˈkā-shən 

ri-ˌvō-,

ˌrē-

: an act or instance of revoking

Synonyms

• abandonment
• abortion
• calling
• calling off
• cancellation
• cancelation
• dropping
• recall
• recision
• repeal
• rescission

Examples of revocation in a Sentence

threatened the revocation of his son's driving privileges

Recent Examples on the Web

Then both students had to hire attorneys to get a temporary restraining order, only to have the Trump administration walk back its policy of visa revocations days later. —Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025

Johns Hopkins is a member of the Association of American Universities, which has sent a letter to the federal government requesting a meeting regarding visa revocations. —Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025

Chutkan said this was not grounds for visa revocation. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025

Her detention followed the revocation of her student visa due to her part in pro-Palestinian activism, specifically co-authoring an op-ed in Tufts' student newspaper, according to the U.S. State Department. —Juwayriah Wright, Time, 23 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin revocation-, revocatio, from revocare

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for revocation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Kids Definition

revocation

noun

re·​vo·​ca·​tion

ˌrev-ə-ˈkā-shən

: an act or instance of revoking

Legal Definition

revocation

noun

rev·​o·​ca·​tion ˌre-və-ˈkā-shən 

: an act or instance of revoking