destierro

Definitions of destierro
  1. noun
    rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
    synonyms: proscripción
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    exclusión, expulsión
    the act of forcing out someone or something
    deportación, exilio, expatriación
    the act of expelling a person from their native land
    excomunión
    the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
    descenso, relegación
    mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position
    ostracismo
    the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
    derrocamiento, desalojamiento, desposeimiento
    the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
    type of:
    rechazo
    the act of rejecting something
  2. noun
    a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
    synonyms: desierto, despoblado, jungla, selva, yermo
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    baldío, yermo
    an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
    interior
    the bush country of the interior of Australia
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    región, área geográfica
    a demarcated area of the Earth
  3. noun
    the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
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