It usually occurs in political, social or professional life. In Ancient Greece, the Greeks called banishment ostracism to which they condemned citizens they considered dangerous for the interests of power. It was applied as a political weapon. The convict was separated from civil life. Experts believe that today has a lot to do with mobbing. Although we hope you never have to go through something like this, in this post, we have collected 18 synonymous phrases in Spanish of ‘caer en desgracia’ (to lose favour):
perder el favor – to lose the favour
ser un apestado – to be a pariah
ser o estar apartado – to be isolated / banned / removed
ser invisible – to be invisible
ser ignorado – to be ignored
ser un muerto viviente – to be a living dead
estar en el limbo – to be in limbo / to be out of the loop
estar en la lista negra – to be blacklisted
estar marginado – to be marginalized
estar en el congelador – to be in the freezer
estar muerto – to be dead
estar amortizado – to be amortised
estar en el banquillo – to be on the bench
estar en el destierro – to be in exile
ser desterrado – to be exiled / banished
estar en el ostracismo – to be in ostracism
estar apartado – to be apart / removed/ banned
ser persona non grata – to be a non-pleasant person
pasar a mejor vida – to pass away, to go to a better place
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