self-exile
self-exile · self-exiles
A voluntary exile; One who chooses to leave their homeland or communityA voluntary exile; One who chooses to leave their homeland or community.
Meaning
4 senses(countable)A voluntary exile; One who chooses to leave their homeland or community.
(uncountable)The state of voluntary exile; The condition of choosing to leave one's homeland or community.
(uncountable)Isolation from the world; A retreat from involvement with one's environment.
(uncountable)A separation or alienation from ones inner self.
Forms
plural: self-exiles| Singular | self-exile |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.