internal exile
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- noun
- /ɪnˈtɜrnəl ˈɛksaɪl/
:
exilio interno
- The artist's decision to retreat into internal exile allowed him to focus on his work without outside distractions.
- sent into internal exile
- form of internal exile
Examples
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Others were sent into internal exile in Siberia.
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Others were sent into internal exile in Siberia.
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The theme of betrayal by the land, of being uprooted from homes and land, forced into internal exile in towns and cities, and of facing an uncertain future is a thread that runs through much of the fiction written in Iraq in this century.
Academic text (1997) -
Major intellectuals—economists, philosophers, and sociologists—suffered what could be called an internal exile.
Academic text (1993) -
This forced internal exile is not an isolated case confined to the particular region the novel is set in, but is in fact a broader phenomenon that has affected much of the country, especially the South, where poverty and social deprivation are especially rampant.
Academic text (1997) -
He became associated with the Left Opposition to Stalin's rule in the late 1920s, and in 1933 was himself arrested as part of the purge and sentenced to internal exile.
Blog text (14) -
After the political upheaval, many citizens found themselves living as internal exiles within their own country, cut off from their communities.
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She chose to live in internal exile in a remote village, seeking solace away from the chaos of the city.
Synonyms
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A state of being alone and cut off from other people physically or emotionally
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Feeling of being alone and separate from other people
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Feeling separate from a group or community
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'internal' (inside a country or organization) with 'exile' (banishment or enforced absence), so the sense of being isolated or kept apart within one's own country is directly inferable from the constituents. This modifier+noun composition is regular and mirrors similar constructions in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely understand the meaning.
Etymology
Internal exile mixes internal (inside your country or group) and exile (being sent away); imagine a person who must stay in their country but is told to live apart at the edge of town, cut off from friends and work. So, it means being 'isolated' or 'kept apart' while still living inside your own country or community.