self-exile

[ self-eg-zahyl, -ek-sahyl, self- ]

noun
  1. a state of exile imposed by oneself.

  2. a person who lives voluntarily as an exile.

Origin of self-exile

1
First recorded in 1820–30

Other words from self-exile

  • self-exiled, adjective

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