expunction Definition

expunge
verb expunged, expunging

1. To cross out or delete something (eg a passage from a book).
2. To cancel out or destroy something.

Thesaurus: erase, cancel, annul, eradicate, abolish, extinguish, obliterate, annihilate, exterminate, blot out, wipe out.

Derivative: expunction
noun

Derivative: expunger
noun

Etymology: 17c: from Latin expungere to mark for deletion by a row of dots, from pungere to prick.