1. the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) - the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry • Syn: banishment, Coventry • Derivationally related forms: ostracize, ostracise, banish (for: banishment) • Hypernyms: exclusion 2. the act of excluding someone from society by general consent • Derivationally related forms: ostracize, ostracise • Hypernyms: ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance
