C2
banishment vs exile
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| banishmentnoun/ˈbæn.ɪʃ.mənt/ | Meaning the official punishment of sending someone away from their country or community | Goes with banishment from | Example The king ordered the banishment of his rival to a distant island. |
| exilenoun/ˈeɡ.zaɪl/ | Meaning the state of being forced to live away from your own country, often for political reasons | Goes with in exile | Example The poet spent twenty years in exile and never saw his hometown again. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
The king was forced to go into after the revolution.