This is the 10038th most frequent Japanese word.
追い払い
"Chasing away" or "driving off."
Used to mean to forcibly remove or send away an animal from a specific place.
彼は庭から猫を追い払いました。
He chased away the cat from the garden.
Applied metaphorically to mean dismissing or eliminating intangible elements like thoughts or ideas.
彼女は悪い考えを心から追い払い、前向きに考えました。
She drove away negative thoughts from her mind and thought positively.
Denotes the act of expelling or removing a person from a location usually for security or order.