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banished

/ˈbænɪʃt/ adjective C1
  1. Having been subject to banishment; kicked out and forbidden from returning; forbidden and prohibited.
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But remorse is not thus banished; like Virgil’s wounded hero, he carried the arrow in his wound, and, arrived at the salon, Villefort uttered a sigh that was almost a sob, and sank into a chair.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 84 · C1
But this idea was soon banished, and her spirits were very differently affected, when, to her utter amazement, she saw Mr.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 219 · B2
At one time she had almost resolved on applying to him, but the idea was checked by the awkwardness of the application, and at length wholly banished by the conviction that Mr.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 239 · B2
I rely on your friendship to assist me, Beauchamp, if contempt has not banished it from your heart.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 881 · C1

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