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[ os-truh-siz-uhm ] / ˈɒs trəˌsɪz əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ostracism ON THESAURUS.COM
nounexclusion, by general consent, from social acceptance, privileges, friendship, etc. (in ancient Greece) temporary banishment of a citizen, decided upon by popular vote. Origin of ostracism1570–80; <New Latin ostracismus<Greek ostrakismós banishment, equivalent to ostrak(ízein) to ostracize + -ismos-ism Words nearby ostracismostomate, ostomy, ostosis, Ostpolitik, Ostpreussen, ostracism, ostracize, ostracod, ostracoderm, ostracon, ostrakon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ostracismBut what the boy geeks miss, she argues, is that they are not the only ones who have to deal with harassment or ostracism. Laurie Penny’s In-Your-Face Feminism|Rachel Hills|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Martyrdom, in this context, being defined as “mockery, slander, ostracism.” ‘Persecuted’ Is the Christian Right’s Paranoid Wet Dream|Candida Moss|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Shame and ostracism are not guaranteed to be effective; like the recalcitrant husband, Israel may indeed dig in. Liberal Zionists Should Support BDS|Jerry Haber|February 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST What would be the point besides at a minimum misery, isolation, ostracism, and constant behind-the-back derision? Major League Homophobia Isn't Going Away|Buzz Bissinger|May 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
This is ostracism, and ostracism, so to speak, is a physiological organ of democracy. The Cult of Incompetence|Emile Faguet Your club, Sir Philip, will do me honour by such an ostracism. Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth In 1903, after nine years of ostracism, M. Albert Carr revived this forgotten work. My Recollections|Jules Massenet He knew that this meant banishment, ostracism, and persecution by the Government. The Tragedy of St. Helena|Walter Runciman This institution of the ostracism has immortalized one obscure and rather illiterate member of the democracy of Athens. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells
Words related to ostracismrejection, exclusion, isolation, boycott, expulsion, excommunication, exile, avoidance, shunning, blackballing, cold-shouldering |