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单词 ostracism
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ostracism

[ os-truh-siz-uhm ]
/ ˈɒs trəˌsɪz əm /
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noun

exclusion, by general consent, from social acceptance, privileges, friendship, etc.
(in ancient Greece) temporary banishment of a citizen, decided upon by popular vote.

Origin of ostracism

1570–80; <New Latin ostracismus<Greek ostrakismós banishment, equivalent to ostrak(ízein) to ostracize + -ismos-ism

Words nearby ostracism

ostomate, ostomy, ostosis, Ostpolitik, Ostpreussen, ostracism, ostracize, ostracod, ostracoderm, ostracon, ostrakon
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