refugee vs exile
exile vs refugeerefugee and exile both are nouns.
refugee is not a verb while exile is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| refugee | Yes | No | No | No |
| exile | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
exile is a hypernym of
refugee; that is, exile is a
word with a broader meaning than refugee:
- refugee: an exile who flees for safety
- exile: a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
Other hypernyms of refugee include
expat, expatriate.
| refugee (noun) | exile (noun) |
|---|---|
| an exile who flees for safety | the act of expelling a person from their native land |
| a person who is expelled from home or country by authority | |
| a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country |
| refugee (verb) | exile (verb) |
|---|---|
| expel from a country |
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