banishment

Pronunciation: /ˈbænɪʃmənt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
  2. noun rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone

Etymology

From banish + -ment.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ostracism, Coventry

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