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For example, me and 7 of my friends are sitting at a lunch table. 3 other people sit down at the same table. We (the 8 of us) leave that table and and sit down at another. This effectively exiles us due to the 3 people that sat down, but required no force.



We were debating what the word for this would be. I don't believe it is "immigration," because we didn't move to an already existing place.










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  • There's nothing official or recognized. 'exile' is for sending people away, not for people left over after others leave. You could make up something that sounds like your situation, 'implicitly exiled (with an explanation of the situation)'. There's no single word for this.

    – Mitch
    7 hours ago






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    "Abandon" comes to mind, as in the process where a town becomes a ghost town. As @mitch said, there's no commonly understood term for this, though.

    – user888379
    7 hours ago











  • The unfortunate term that comes to mind for this is "white flight," but that refers to such a racially unjust act that it should never be used to refer to lunchroom politics.

    – TaliesinMerlin
    7 hours ago






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    "Exodus" is a relatively non-pejorative term.

    – Hot Licks
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  • @TaliesinMerlin it's hardly unjustified, bringing in large numbers of strangers into any community will alter it, and if the strangers are lacking their own resources, then almost always alter it to the bad. It's 'rich' blaming the original residents for the consequences of state and federal policies that deliberately changed the status quo, hoping to force responsibility onto those who'd already created a successful community for saving another(artificial) community from disaster. It's been played out a million times across the world.

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For example, me and 7 of my friends are sitting at a lunch table. 3 other people sit down at the same table. We (the 8 of us) leave that table and and sit down at another. This effectively exiles us due to the 3 people that sat down, but required no force.



We were debating what the word for this would be. I don't believe it is "immigration," because we didn't move to an already existing place.










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  • There's nothing official or recognized. 'exile' is for sending people away, not for people left over after others leave. You could make up something that sounds like your situation, 'implicitly exiled (with an explanation of the situation)'. There's no single word for this.

    – Mitch
    7 hours ago






  • 2





    "Abandon" comes to mind, as in the process where a town becomes a ghost town. As @mitch said, there's no commonly understood term for this, though.

    – user888379
    7 hours ago











  • The unfortunate term that comes to mind for this is "white flight," but that refers to such a racially unjust act that it should never be used to refer to lunchroom politics.

    – TaliesinMerlin
    7 hours ago






  • 2





    "Exodus" is a relatively non-pejorative term.

    – Hot Licks
    7 hours ago











  • @TaliesinMerlin it's hardly unjustified, bringing in large numbers of strangers into any community will alter it, and if the strangers are lacking their own resources, then almost always alter it to the bad. It's 'rich' blaming the original residents for the consequences of state and federal policies that deliberately changed the status quo, hoping to force responsibility onto those who'd already created a successful community for saving another(artificial) community from disaster. It's been played out a million times across the world.

    – Giu Piete
    5 hours ago
















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For example, me and 7 of my friends are sitting at a lunch table. 3 other people sit down at the same table. We (the 8 of us) leave that table and and sit down at another. This effectively exiles us due to the 3 people that sat down, but required no force.



We were debating what the word for this would be. I don't believe it is "immigration," because we didn't move to an already existing place.










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For example, me and 7 of my friends are sitting at a lunch table. 3 other people sit down at the same table. We (the 8 of us) leave that table and and sit down at another. This effectively exiles us due to the 3 people that sat down, but required no force.



We were debating what the word for this would be. I don't believe it is "immigration," because we didn't move to an already existing place.







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  • There's nothing official or recognized. 'exile' is for sending people away, not for people left over after others leave. You could make up something that sounds like your situation, 'implicitly exiled (with an explanation of the situation)'. There's no single word for this.

    – Mitch
    7 hours ago






  • 2





    "Abandon" comes to mind, as in the process where a town becomes a ghost town. As @mitch said, there's no commonly understood term for this, though.

    – user888379
    7 hours ago











  • The unfortunate term that comes to mind for this is "white flight," but that refers to such a racially unjust act that it should never be used to refer to lunchroom politics.

    – TaliesinMerlin
    7 hours ago






  • 2





    "Exodus" is a relatively non-pejorative term.

    – Hot Licks
    7 hours ago











  • @TaliesinMerlin it's hardly unjustified, bringing in large numbers of strangers into any community will alter it, and if the strangers are lacking their own resources, then almost always alter it to the bad. It's 'rich' blaming the original residents for the consequences of state and federal policies that deliberately changed the status quo, hoping to force responsibility onto those who'd already created a successful community for saving another(artificial) community from disaster. It's been played out a million times across the world.

    – Giu Piete
    5 hours ago





















  • There's nothing official or recognized. 'exile' is for sending people away, not for people left over after others leave. You could make up something that sounds like your situation, 'implicitly exiled (with an explanation of the situation)'. There's no single word for this.

    – Mitch
    7 hours ago






  • 2





    "Abandon" comes to mind, as in the process where a town becomes a ghost town. As @mitch said, there's no commonly understood term for this, though.

    – user888379
    7 hours ago











  • The unfortunate term that comes to mind for this is "white flight," but that refers to such a racially unjust act that it should never be used to refer to lunchroom politics.

    – TaliesinMerlin
    7 hours ago






  • 2





    "Exodus" is a relatively non-pejorative term.

    – Hot Licks
    7 hours ago











  • @TaliesinMerlin it's hardly unjustified, bringing in large numbers of strangers into any community will alter it, and if the strangers are lacking their own resources, then almost always alter it to the bad. It's 'rich' blaming the original residents for the consequences of state and federal policies that deliberately changed the status quo, hoping to force responsibility onto those who'd already created a successful community for saving another(artificial) community from disaster. It's been played out a million times across the world.

    – Giu Piete
    5 hours ago



















There's nothing official or recognized. 'exile' is for sending people away, not for people left over after others leave. You could make up something that sounds like your situation, 'implicitly exiled (with an explanation of the situation)'. There's no single word for this.

– Mitch
7 hours ago





There's nothing official or recognized. 'exile' is for sending people away, not for people left over after others leave. You could make up something that sounds like your situation, 'implicitly exiled (with an explanation of the situation)'. There's no single word for this.

– Mitch
7 hours ago




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2





"Abandon" comes to mind, as in the process where a town becomes a ghost town. As @mitch said, there's no commonly understood term for this, though.

– user888379
7 hours ago





"Abandon" comes to mind, as in the process where a town becomes a ghost town. As @mitch said, there's no commonly understood term for this, though.

– user888379
7 hours ago













The unfortunate term that comes to mind for this is "white flight," but that refers to such a racially unjust act that it should never be used to refer to lunchroom politics.

– TaliesinMerlin
7 hours ago





The unfortunate term that comes to mind for this is "white flight," but that refers to such a racially unjust act that it should never be used to refer to lunchroom politics.

– TaliesinMerlin
7 hours ago




2




2





"Exodus" is a relatively non-pejorative term.

– Hot Licks
7 hours ago





"Exodus" is a relatively non-pejorative term.

– Hot Licks
7 hours ago













@TaliesinMerlin it's hardly unjustified, bringing in large numbers of strangers into any community will alter it, and if the strangers are lacking their own resources, then almost always alter it to the bad. It's 'rich' blaming the original residents for the consequences of state and federal policies that deliberately changed the status quo, hoping to force responsibility onto those who'd already created a successful community for saving another(artificial) community from disaster. It's been played out a million times across the world.

– Giu Piete
5 hours ago







@TaliesinMerlin it's hardly unjustified, bringing in large numbers of strangers into any community will alter it, and if the strangers are lacking their own resources, then almost always alter it to the bad. It's 'rich' blaming the original residents for the consequences of state and federal policies that deliberately changed the status quo, hoping to force responsibility onto those who'd already created a successful community for saving another(artificial) community from disaster. It's been played out a million times across the world.

– Giu Piete
5 hours ago












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It seems you've shunned the three you left behind—you have deliberately avoided their company.






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  • I think you could shun the 3 person party by not talking to them or just turning your back and still sit in the same table. One doesn't need to "move" from one table to another to shun someone.

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Welcome to English Stackexchange, Carson.



Your question is similar, although not identical to this: I need one-word expression for "Ignoring someone intentionally"



The behaviour you are describing sounds like you are ostracising the person or people:



To ostracise, “To exclude (a person) from society or from a community, by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to talk to or associate with.






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    You could use migrate. The Cambridge Dictionary defines migrate as:




    If people migrate, they travel in large numbers to a new place to live temporarily




    or this might better suit:




    to move from one place to another







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      There is no perfect term for both the movement and the act of leaving others behind.



      For a start, try relocate and relocation.




      We relocated to another table.



      Our relocation left three people behind.




      Merriam-Webster's entry for the verb "relocate":




      transitive verb : to locate again : establish or lay out in a new
      place



      intransitive verb : to move to a new location




      Most dictionaries I consulted report "relocation" as the noun form with a corresponding meaning.



      One caution: many words and phrases for this kind of movement have negative connotations due to the history of forced population movements or of white flight, the phenomenon of white families moving away from communities to avoid living next to black or immigrant families. Because the noun form does not signal whether people are relocating themselves or being relocated, rhetorical care is warranted. Consider the collocation "forced relocation," which refers to moving "large numbers of people under threat, planned and organized by governmental authorities, armed forces and/or militias." So you'll want to be careful with how you use and modify relocation.






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        • I think you could shun the 3 person party by not talking to them or just turning your back and still sit in the same table. One doesn't need to "move" from one table to another to shun someone.

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        • I think you could shun the 3 person party by not talking to them or just turning your back and still sit in the same table. One doesn't need to "move" from one table to another to shun someone.

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        • I think you could shun the 3 person party by not talking to them or just turning your back and still sit in the same table. One doesn't need to "move" from one table to another to shun someone.

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        • I think you could shun the 3 person party by not talking to them or just turning your back and still sit in the same table. One doesn't need to "move" from one table to another to shun someone.

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        I think you could shun the 3 person party by not talking to them or just turning your back and still sit in the same table. One doesn't need to "move" from one table to another to shun someone.

        – 3kstc
        3 hours ago





        I think you could shun the 3 person party by not talking to them or just turning your back and still sit in the same table. One doesn't need to "move" from one table to another to shun someone.

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        Welcome to English Stackexchange, Carson.



        Your question is similar, although not identical to this: I need one-word expression for "Ignoring someone intentionally"



        The behaviour you are describing sounds like you are ostracising the person or people:



        To ostracise, “To exclude (a person) from society or from a community, by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to talk to or associate with.






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          Welcome to English Stackexchange, Carson.



          Your question is similar, although not identical to this: I need one-word expression for "Ignoring someone intentionally"



          The behaviour you are describing sounds like you are ostracising the person or people:



          To ostracise, “To exclude (a person) from society or from a community, by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to talk to or associate with.






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            Welcome to English Stackexchange, Carson.



            Your question is similar, although not identical to this: I need one-word expression for "Ignoring someone intentionally"



            The behaviour you are describing sounds like you are ostracising the person or people:



            To ostracise, “To exclude (a person) from society or from a community, by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to talk to or associate with.






            share|improve this answer













            Welcome to English Stackexchange, Carson.



            Your question is similar, although not identical to this: I need one-word expression for "Ignoring someone intentionally"



            The behaviour you are describing sounds like you are ostracising the person or people:



            To ostracise, “To exclude (a person) from society or from a community, by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to talk to or associate with.







            share|improve this answer












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                You could use migrate. The Cambridge Dictionary defines migrate as:




                If people migrate, they travel in large numbers to a new place to live temporarily




                or this might better suit:




                to move from one place to another







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                  You could use migrate. The Cambridge Dictionary defines migrate as:




                  If people migrate, they travel in large numbers to a new place to live temporarily




                  or this might better suit:




                  to move from one place to another







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                    You could use migrate. The Cambridge Dictionary defines migrate as:




                    If people migrate, they travel in large numbers to a new place to live temporarily




                    or this might better suit:




                    to move from one place to another







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                    You could use migrate. The Cambridge Dictionary defines migrate as:




                    If people migrate, they travel in large numbers to a new place to live temporarily




                    or this might better suit:




                    to move from one place to another








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                        There is no perfect term for both the movement and the act of leaving others behind.



                        For a start, try relocate and relocation.




                        We relocated to another table.



                        Our relocation left three people behind.




                        Merriam-Webster's entry for the verb "relocate":




                        transitive verb : to locate again : establish or lay out in a new
                        place



                        intransitive verb : to move to a new location




                        Most dictionaries I consulted report "relocation" as the noun form with a corresponding meaning.



                        One caution: many words and phrases for this kind of movement have negative connotations due to the history of forced population movements or of white flight, the phenomenon of white families moving away from communities to avoid living next to black or immigrant families. Because the noun form does not signal whether people are relocating themselves or being relocated, rhetorical care is warranted. Consider the collocation "forced relocation," which refers to moving "large numbers of people under threat, planned and organized by governmental authorities, armed forces and/or militias." So you'll want to be careful with how you use and modify relocation.






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                          There is no perfect term for both the movement and the act of leaving others behind.



                          For a start, try relocate and relocation.




                          We relocated to another table.



                          Our relocation left three people behind.




                          Merriam-Webster's entry for the verb "relocate":




                          transitive verb : to locate again : establish or lay out in a new
                          place



                          intransitive verb : to move to a new location




                          Most dictionaries I consulted report "relocation" as the noun form with a corresponding meaning.



                          One caution: many words and phrases for this kind of movement have negative connotations due to the history of forced population movements or of white flight, the phenomenon of white families moving away from communities to avoid living next to black or immigrant families. Because the noun form does not signal whether people are relocating themselves or being relocated, rhetorical care is warranted. Consider the collocation "forced relocation," which refers to moving "large numbers of people under threat, planned and organized by governmental authorities, armed forces and/or militias." So you'll want to be careful with how you use and modify relocation.






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                            There is no perfect term for both the movement and the act of leaving others behind.



                            For a start, try relocate and relocation.




                            We relocated to another table.



                            Our relocation left three people behind.




                            Merriam-Webster's entry for the verb "relocate":




                            transitive verb : to locate again : establish or lay out in a new
                            place



                            intransitive verb : to move to a new location




                            Most dictionaries I consulted report "relocation" as the noun form with a corresponding meaning.



                            One caution: many words and phrases for this kind of movement have negative connotations due to the history of forced population movements or of white flight, the phenomenon of white families moving away from communities to avoid living next to black or immigrant families. Because the noun form does not signal whether people are relocating themselves or being relocated, rhetorical care is warranted. Consider the collocation "forced relocation," which refers to moving "large numbers of people under threat, planned and organized by governmental authorities, armed forces and/or militias." So you'll want to be careful with how you use and modify relocation.






                            share|improve this answer













                            There is no perfect term for both the movement and the act of leaving others behind.



                            For a start, try relocate and relocation.




                            We relocated to another table.



                            Our relocation left three people behind.




                            Merriam-Webster's entry for the verb "relocate":




                            transitive verb : to locate again : establish or lay out in a new
                            place



                            intransitive verb : to move to a new location




                            Most dictionaries I consulted report "relocation" as the noun form with a corresponding meaning.



                            One caution: many words and phrases for this kind of movement have negative connotations due to the history of forced population movements or of white flight, the phenomenon of white families moving away from communities to avoid living next to black or immigrant families. Because the noun form does not signal whether people are relocating themselves or being relocated, rhetorical care is warranted. Consider the collocation "forced relocation," which refers to moving "large numbers of people under threat, planned and organized by governmental authorities, armed forces and/or militias." So you'll want to be careful with how you use and modify relocation.







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