exile
Meanings
Plural: exiles
Noun
- a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
- the act of expelling a person from their native land
- "men in exile dream of hope"
- The state of being banished from one's home or country.
- Someone who is banished from his home or country.
Verb
- expel from a country
- "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"
- To send (someone or something) into exile.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English exil, borrowed from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium (“state of exile”), derived from exsul, exul (“exiled person”).
Synonyms
banish, banishment, deport, deportation, deportee, expat, expatriate, expatriation, forban, transportation
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
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