French word

bannir

Pronunciation

IPA/baniʁ/

Meaning

  • verbexpel

Example

Après l'incident, la communauté bannit cette personne.

After the incident, the community expelled this person.

Illustration for bannir (expel)

More examples

On peut bannir un membre pour non respect des règles.

One may expel a member for not respecting the rules.

Core concept

A name is struck from an authorized list, or access to a service is officially cut off.

Common phrases

  • bannir un membre

    expel a member

  • bannir la personne

    expel the person

Similar words

exclure: Keep someone out of a group or meeting by denying them entry.
suspendre: Temporarily suspend someone's rights or participation, stopping their activities for a while.
expulser: Force someone to leave a building or place.
interdire: Forbid an action or access, making it not allowed.

Definition in French

Exclure temporairement ou définitivement une personne d'une communauté ou empêcher l'utilisation d'un objet ou d'un service par une décision officielle.

Word origin

Old French banir developed from ban, a Germanic term linked to announcing an official order, and came to express exclusion by decree.

Usage tips

  • In online contexts, se faire bannir commonly means having an account suspended or being removed from a platform, not merely receiving a warning.

Other meanings

  • banverb
  • excludeverb

Opposites

Related words

  • bannissementbanishmentnoun
  • bannibanishedadjective

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