self-exile

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(self′eg′zīl, -ek′sīl, self′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
self-ex•ile  (self′eg′zīl, -ek′sīl, self′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a state of exile imposed by oneself.
  2. a person who lives voluntarily as an exile.
  • 1820–30
self′-ex′iled, adj. 


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