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expulsion vs banishment

banishment vs expulsion

expulsion and banishment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expulsion Yes No No No
banishment Yes No No No
As nouns, banishment is a hypernym of expulsion; that is, banishment is a word with a broader meaning than expulsion:
  • expulsion: the act of forcing out someone or something
  • banishment: rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
Other hypernyms of expulsion include proscription.
expulsion (noun) banishment (noun)
the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
the act of forcing out someone or something the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
squeezing out by applying pressure
Difference between expulsion and banishment

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