banishment

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
20
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈbænɪʃmənt/
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/ˈbænɪʃmənt/ · /ˈbɛə̯nɪʃmənt/ · /ˈbeə̯nɪʃmənt/

Definition of banishment

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of banishing.
    “The judge pronounced banishment upon the war criminal.”
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noun

  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.”

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Etymology

From banish + -ment.

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5-letter words

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