Banish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

expel from a community or group

ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹbədˌaɪnɐmˌaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpˈɒstɹɒfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpˈɒstɹɒfəl/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹbədˌaɪnɐmˌaɪt/.

Examples

he was banished from his own country
banish bad thoughts
banish gloom

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ostracize bar cast out ban blackball ostracise shun relegate

Parts of Speech

verb	expel from a community or group
verb	ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
verb	expel, as if by official decree “he was banished from his own country”
verb	drive away “banish bad thoughts”

Word Forms

banishment	noun	the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
ostracism	noun	the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
blackball	noun	the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
relegation	noun	mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verbannen

aus einer Gemeinschaft oder Gruppe ausschließen

🇫🇷French

bannir

expulser d’une communauté ou d’un groupe

🇪🇸Spanish

desterrar

expulsar de una comunidad o grupo

🇮🇹Italian

bandire

espellere da una comunità o da un gruppo

🇳🇱Dutch

verbannen

verdrijven uit een gemeenschap of groep

🇵🇹Portuguese

banir

expulsar de uma comunidade ou grupo

🇷🇺Russian

изгонять

исключить из сообщества или группы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निर्वासित

किसी समुदाय या समूह से निष्कासित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্বাসন

একটি সম্প্রদায় বা গোষ্ঠী থেকে বহিষ্কার করা

🇮🇳Tamil

விரட்டு

ஒரு சமூகம் அல்லது குழுவிலிருந்து வெளியேற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బహిష్కరించు

సంఘం లేదా సమూహం నుండి బహిష్కరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

हद्दपार करणे

समुदाय किंवा गटातून हद्दपार करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

દેશનિકાલ

સમુદાય અથવા જૂથમાંથી હાંકી કાઢો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಡಿಪಾರು

ಸಮುದಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಂಪಿನಿಂದ ಹೊರಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാടുകടത്തുക

ഒരു കമ്മ്യൂണിറ്റിയിൽ നിന്നോ ഗ്രൂപ്പിൽ നിന്നോ പുറത്താക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੱਢ ਦਿਓ

ਕਿਸੇ ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਜਾਂ ਸਮੂਹ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੱਢ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

نکال دینا

کسی کمیونٹی یا گروپ سے نکال دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

放逐

从社区或团体中驱逐

🇯🇵Japanese

追放する

コミュニティやグループから追放する

🇰🇷Korean

덜어 없애다

커뮤니티나 그룹에서 추방

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trục xuất

trục xuất khỏi một cộng đồng hoặc nhóm

🇹🇭Thai

เนรเทศ

ไล่ออกจากชุมชนหรือกลุ่ม

🇮🇩Indonesian

membuang

mengusir dari suatu komunitas atau kelompok

🇵🇭Filipino

palayasin

paalisin sa isang komunidad o grupo

🇲🇾Malay

menghalau

dibuang dari komuniti atau kumpulan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إبعاد

طرد من مجتمع أو مجموعة

🇮🇷Persian

تبعید کردن

اخراج از یک جامعه یا گروه

🇹🇷Turkish

sürgün etmek

bir topluluktan veya gruptan kovmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְגַרֵשׁ

לגרש מקהילה או קבוצה

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