noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈbænɪʃmənt/without æ-raising
/ˈbɛə̯nɪʃmənt/æ-raising
/ˈbeə̯nɪʃmənt/æ-raising
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CMU ARPABET:B AE1 N IH0 SH M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of banishing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The judge pronounced banishment upon the war criminal.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The state of being banished, exile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ostracism, Coventry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exclusion
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
աքսորում
(akʻsorum)
— The act of banishing
Azerbaijani:
sürgün
— The act of banishing
Bashkir:
һөргөн
(hörgön)
— The act of banishing
Bulgarian:
прогонване
(progonvane)
— The act of banishing
Chinese Mandarin:
流放
(liúfàng)
— The act of banishing
Chinese Mandarin:
流刑
(liúxíng)
— The act of banishing
Dutch:
verbanning
— The act of banishing
Finnish:
karkotus
— The act of banishing
French:
bannissement
— The act of banishing
Ancient Greek:
ὑπερορισμός
(huperorismós)
— The act of banishing
Hindi:
निर्वासन
(nirvāsan)
— The act of banishing
Hindi:
देश-निकाला
(deś-nikālā)
— The act of banishing
Hungarian:
száműzés
— The act of banishing
Indonesian:
pembuangan
— The act of banishing
Indonesian:
pengucilan
— The act of banishing
Indonesian:
pengusiran
— The act of banishing
Japanese:
流刑
(ryūkei)
— The act of banishing
Northern Kurdish:
mişextkirin
— The act of banishing
Northern Kurdish:
sirgûn
— The act of banishing
Malay:
buang negeri
— The act of banishing
Māori:
whakapakotanga
— The act of banishing
Polish:
banicja
— The act of banishing
Polish:
wygnanie
— The act of banishing
Russian:
изгна́ние
(izgnánije)
— The act of banishing
Russian:
вы́сылка
(výsylka)
— The act of banishing
Spanish:
exilio
— The act of banishing
Turkish:
sürgün
— The act of banishing
Turkish:
ihraç
— The act of banishing
Ottoman Turkish:
اخراج
(ihrâc)
— The act of banishing
Armenian:
աքսոր
(akʻsor)
— The state of being banished, exile
Bashkir:
һөргөн
(hörgön)
— The state of being banished, exile
Bulgarian:
изгнание
(izgnanie)
— The state of being banished, exile
Bulgarian:
заточение
(zatočenie)
— The state of being banished, exile
Dutch:
ballingschap
— The state of being banished, exile
Finnish:
maanpako
— The state of being banished, exile
French:
banni
— The state of being banished, exile
Ancient Greek:
ἐξορία
(exoría)
— The state of being banished, exile
Hindi:
देश-निकाला
(deś-nikālā)
— The state of being banished, exile
Hungarian:
száműzetés
— The state of being banished, exile
Northern Kurdish:
mişextî
— The state of being banished, exile
Northern Kurdish:
sirgûn
— The state of being banished, exile
Latin:
exsilium
— The state of being banished, exile
Latin:
ablēgātiō
— The state of being banished, exile
Macedonian:
прогонство
(progonstvo)
— The state of being banished, exile
Māori:
whakapakonga
— The state of being banished, exile
Polish:
banicja
— The state of being banished, exile
Polish:
wygnanie
— The state of being banished, exile
Russian:
изгна́ние
(izgnánije)
— The state of being banished, exile
Russian:
ссы́лка
(ssýlka)
— The state of being banished, exile
Spanish:
exilio
— The state of being banished, exile
