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banishment

noun

rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone

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Word length
10
Starts with
B
Ends with
T
Contains
AN
Scrabble score
17
CEFR level
B2

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Pronunciation

ˈbænɪʃmənt

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noun

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

noun

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

    “the association should get rid of its elderly members — not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry”

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Example Sentences

the association should get rid of its elderly members — not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry

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