verbanning — meaning in English
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English meaning
- banishment noun The act of forcing someone to leave a place, or the state of being exiled.
- exile noun The state of being forced to live away from your home country, often for political reasons.
- ostracism noun In ancient Athens, and in some other cities, the practice of temporarily banishing, by a vote of the people, a citizen regarded as a threat to the state.
Senses
verbanning is used for these senses in English:
- banishment The act of banishing.
- exile (uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country.
- ostracism Temporary exclusion from a community or society.
exile — full definition
- noun The state of being forced to live away from your home country, often for political reasons.
- noun A person living away from their home country because they have been forced out.
- verb To force someone to leave their home country, usually as punishment.
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