Meaning of banishment in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈbænɪʃmənt/

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  1. Noun

    banishment

    Definitions

    1. the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)

    Examples

    • « the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry »

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  2. 2. rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone

    Derived terms

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  • « Absence from those we love is self from self - a deadly banishment. »
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    James A. Baldwin

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