exile
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exile
- /ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/ UK, US
- /ˈɛkˌsaɪl/ UK, US
- /ɪɡˈzaɪl/ obsolete
Where it comes from
From Middle English exil, borrowed from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium (“state of exile”), derived from exsul, exul (“exiled person”).
noun exiles
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The state of being banished from one's home or country.
He lived in exile.
Similar: banishment
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Someone who is banished from their home or country.
She lived as an exile, and did her best to make the most out of such life.
Similar: expatriate, émigré
verb exiles · exiling · exiled
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To send (someone or something) into exile.
Calling home our exiled friends abroad.
Similar: banish, forban, expatriate
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: deportation, deportee, expatriate, expatriation, deport, banishment, outcast, banish, expulsion, deny, rejection, alienation, expelling, expel, renegade, displacement
Translations
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noun someone who is banished from one's home or country
| Español | exiliado, desterrado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 망명자 mangmyeongja |
| 日本語 | 亡命者 bōmeisha |
| 中文 | 流亡者 liúwángzhe, 被放逐者 bèifàngzhúzhě |
| हिन्दी | निर्वासित nirvāsit |
| Português | exilado, degredado |
| Français | exilé |
| Deutsch | Exilant, Exilantin, Verbannter |
| Italiano | esiliato, esule |
| Ελληνικά | εξόριστος exóristos |
| Română | exilat |
| Русский | ссы́льный ssýlʹnyj, ссы́льная ssýlʹnaja, изгна́нник izgnánnik, изгна́нница izgnánnica |
| עברית | גּוֹלֶה golé, גּוֹלָה golá |
noun the state of being banished from one's home or country
| Español | exilio, destierro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 망명 mangmyeong, 추방 chubang |
| 日本語 | 亡命 bōmei, 追放 tsuihō |
| 中文 | 流亡 liúwáng, 放逐 fàngzhú, 流放 liúfàng |
| हिन्दी | निर्वासन nirvāsan, देशनिकाला deśnikālā |
| Português | exílio, desterro |
| Français | exil |
| Deutsch | Exil, Verbannung |
| Italiano | esilio |
| Ελληνικά | εξορία exoría |
| Română | exil, exilare |
| Русский | ссы́лка ssýlka, изгна́ние izgnánije |
| Tiếng Việt | lưu vong |
| العربية | نَفْي nafy, تَبْعِيد tabʕīd, مَنْفًى manfan |
| עברית | גָּלוּת galút, גּוֹלָה golá |
verb to send into exile
| Español | exiliar, desterrar, proscribir, trasterrar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 流放 liúfàng, 放逐 fàngzhú |
| हिन्दी | निर्वासन nirvāsan |
| Português | exilar, desterrar |
| Français | exiler |
| Deutsch | ins Exil schicken, exilieren |
| Italiano | esiliare |
| Ελληνικά | εξορίζω exorízo |
| Română | exila |
| Русский | вы́сылать výsylatʹ, вы́слать výslatʹ |
| العربية | نَفَى nafā |
| עברית | הִגְלָה higlá, גָּלָה galá |
Talk about this word "exile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/exile. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. exile. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/exile "exile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/exile.Cite this
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title = {exile},
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