Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

banished

/ˈbænɪʃt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: ban-ished
IPA: /ˈbænɪʃt/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of banish

adj

Having been subject to banishment; kicked out and forbidden from returning; forbidden and prohibited.

Derived Forms

unbanished

Rhymes With

vanished

Questions

How do you pronounce banished?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbænɪʃt/.
What does banished mean?: simple past and past participle of banish

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