Meanings
plural banishments
- countableuncountableThe state of being banished, exile.
He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.
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You are in error. / This is terror. / This is your banishment. This land is mine. / This is what you earn. / This is the Law of No Return. / This is the sour dough, this the sweet wine. / This is my history, this my race / And this unhappy man threw acid in my face.
2006, James Fenton, Jerusalem
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
nounrejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ὑπερορισμός, ἐκβολή
- ὑπερορισμός (huperorismós)The act of banishing
- ἐκβολή (ekbolḗ)The act of banishing
- ἐξορία (exoría)The state of being banished, exile
Bulgarian прогонване, изгнание
- прогонване (progonvane)The act of banishing
- изгнание (izgnanie)The state of being banished, exile
- заточение (zatočenie)The state of being banished, exile
Chinese Mandarin 流放, 流刑
- 流放 (liúfàng)The act of banishing
- 流刑 (liúxíng)The act of banishing
Dutch verbanning, ballingschap
- verbanningThe act of banishing
- ballingschapThe state of being banished, exile
Finnish karkotus, maanpako
- karkotusThe act of banishing
- maanpakoThe state of being banished, exile
French bannissement, banni
- bannissementThe act of banishing
- banniThe state of being banished, exile
Hindi निर्वासन, देश-निकाला
- निर्वासन (nirvāsan)The act of banishing
- देश-निकाला (deś-nikālā)The act of banishing
- देश-निकाला (deś-nikālā)The state of being banished, exile
Hungarian száműzés, száműzetés
- száműzésThe act of banishing
- száműzetésThe state of being banished, exile
Indonesian pembuangan, pengucilan
- pembuanganThe act of banishing
- pengucilanThe act of banishing
- pengusiranThe act of banishing
Japanese 流刑
- 流刑 (ryūkei)The act of banishing
Latin exsilium, ablēgātiō
- exsiliumThe state of being banished, exile
- ablēgātiōThe state of being banished, exile
Malay buang negeri
- buang negeriThe act of banishing
Māori whakapakotanga, whakapakonga
- whakapakotangaThe act of banishing
- whakapakongaThe state of being banished, exile
Polish banicja, wygnanie
- banicjaThe act of banishing
- wygnanieThe act of banishing
- banicjaThe state of being banished, exile
- wygnanieThe state of being banished, exile
Russian изгна́ние, вы́сылка
- изгна́ние (izgnánije)The act of banishing
- вы́сылка (výsylka)The act of banishing
- изгна́ние (izgnánije)The state of being banished, exile
- ссы́лка (ssýlka)The state of being banished, exile
Spanish exilio, exilio
- exilioThe act of banishing
- exilioThe state of being banished, exile
Turkish sürgün, ihraç
- sürgünThe act of banishing
- ihraçThe act of banishing
Cite this entry
banishment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banishment
“banishment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banishment. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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