ostracism
/ˈɒstrəsɪz(ə)m
/noun [mass noun]
1Exclusion from a society or group: the family suffered social ostracism...
- Young people with guns do not arouse the suspicions of the state police or incur social ostracism.
- In Egypt, being black is a disadvantage which can lead to ostracism in many spheres of society.
- She adds, "Many students do not speak out for fear of ostracism or retribution."
Synonyms
exclusion, rejection, repudiation, shunning, spurning, the cold shoulder, cold-shouldering, boycotting, blackballing, blacklisting, snubbing, avoidance, barring, banishment, exile, expulsion;
North American disfellowship;
Christianity excommunication
2(In ancient Greece) temporary banishment from a city by popular vote: the ostracism of Thucydides...
- After the ostracism of Thucydides the oligarchic movement went underground and some of the political clubs became centres of revolutionary agitation.