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ostracization
[ os-truh-sahy-zey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of excluding someone from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc., typically by general and often tacit consent:
Shame and ostracization left a bitter taste in the mouths of any who dared to offer an unpopular opinion.
- the act of banishing someone from their native country or home territory:
Her memoir tells a story of exile and ostracization—a disturbed teen kicked out of her home and driven from her small town to wander abroad.
- (in ancient Greece) the act of banishing a citizen temporarily by popular vote:
Around 431 b.c., ostracization of the philosopher Anaxagoras was orchestrated for his own protection by his friend, the statesman Pericles.
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
What can this tell us about the history of disability and ostracization?
My family suffers from the ostracization I experienced until this very day.
Any accusation is guaranteed to bring media scrutiny, and the accuser risks ostracization on campus.
She was also too heavily conditioned to graduate, and she hated college since her ostracization by the Sans.
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