banishment

C2
US /ˈbænɪʃmənt/
noun Freq #28964

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the state of being banished, ostracized,or otherwise excluded from society by general consent

    They left home after their banishment from the town.

  2. 2
    noun

    The act of banishing.

    The judge pronounced banishment upon the war criminal.

  3. 3
    noun

    The state of being banished, exile.

    He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.

  4. 4
    noun

    rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone

Etymology

From banish + -ment.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the state of being... coventryostracism
4 noun · rejection by means of an... proscription
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