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banishment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɛə̯nɪʃmənt/ æ-raising
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈbeə̯nɪʃmənt/ æ-raising
• /ˈbænɪʃmənt/ without æ-raising

Etymology

Etymology tree English banish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English banishment From banish + -ment.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of banishing.
   • The judge pronounced banishment upon the war criminal.
2. (countable, uncountable) The state of being banished, exile.
   • He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.
   • 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:

Forms

Synonyms

exile

Translations (51)

hy աքսորում (The act of banishing) · cmn 流刑 (The act of banishing) · hi निर्वासन (The act of banishing) · bg изгнание (The state of being banished, exile) · ms buang negeri (The act of banishing) · hu száműzés (The act of banishing) · pl wygnanie (The act of banishing) · fi karkotus (The act of banishing) · pl wygnanie (The state of being banished, exile) · mi whakapakotanga (The act of banishing) · nl verbanning (The act of banishing) · es exilio (The state of being banished, exile) · bg прогонване (The act of banishing) · mi whakapakonga (The state of being banished, exile) · la exsilium (The state of being banished, exile) · hy աքսոր (The state of being banished, exile) · fi maanpako (The state of being banished, exile) · la ablēgātiō (The state of being banished, exile) · fr banni (The state of being banished, exile) · tr sürgün (The act of banishing) · kmr mişextkirin (The act of banishing) · ru изгна́ние (The state of being banished, exile) · mk прогонство (The state of being banished, exile) · az sürgün (The act of banishing) · fr bannissement (The act of banishing) · ba һөргөн (The state of being banished, exile) · hi देश-निकाला (The act of banishing) · es exilio (The act of banishing) · hu száműzetés (The state of being banished, exile) · grc ὑπερορισμός (The act of banishing) · id pengusiran (The act of banishing) · grc ἐξορία (The state of being banished, exile) · hi देश-निकाला (The state of being banished, exile) · tr ihraç (The act of banishing) · id pengucilan (The act of banishing) · kmr sirgûn (The act of banishing) · kmr sirgûn (The state of being banished, exile) · cmn 流放 (The act of banishing) · grc ἐκβολή (The act of banishing) · bg заточение (The state of being banished, exile) · ru ссы́лка (The state of being banished, exile) · ja 流刑 (The act of banishing) · kmr mişextî (The state of being banished, exile) · ru вы́сылка (The act of banishing) · nl ballingschap (The state of being banished, exile) · ru изгна́ние (The act of banishing) · ba һөргөн (The act of banishing) · ota اخراج (The act of banishing) · pl banicja (The act of banishing) · pl banicja (The state of being banished, exile) · id pembuangan (The act of banishing)