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ostracized

[os-truh-sahyz]

verb (used with object), -cized, -ciz·ing.

to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.

to banish (a person) from his or her native country; expatriate.

(in ancient Greece) to banish (a citizen) temporarily by popular vote.

Also, especially British, os·tra·cise.

Origin:
1640–50; < Greek ostrakízein, equivalent to óstrak(on) potsherd, tile, ballot (akin to óstreion oyster, shell) + -izein -ize

Related forms

os·tra·ciz·a·ble, adjective

os·tra·ci·za·tion, noun

os·tra·ciz·er, noun

Synonyms
1. shun, snub, blacklist.

Antonyms
1. accept.

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Example Sentences

But he said his son was ostracized after complaining about equipment.

Maybe they were ostracized at an early age for being smart instead of sporty.

Once the deficit hawks are on board, the nativists can be ostracized.

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But he said his son was ostracized after complaining about equipment.

Maybe they were ostracized at an early age for being smart instead of sporty.

Once the deficit hawks are on board, the nativists can be ostracized.

Sakamaki, and he was thoroughly ostracized by his nation for allowing himself to be captured.

The wives then get ostracized from the community once they become ill.

Many of us who grew up his contemporaries never felt otherwise and were ostracized for it.

Since then, both have been ostracized from the mainstream scientific community.

The other firemen walked out in initial protest, then ostracized him.

They received three years in prison and were ostracized for years.

The destructive naturer of thos who advocate it is both to be feared and ostracized.

Most of the smart ones seem to have been ostracized.

Ostracized at school, he gets the last laugh by bleeding us all dry.

He is ostracized by intellectuals and hailed by the leadership.

These immigrants go into their host nation and form communities that are ostracized by the nation as a whole.

In the latter, you're branded a heretic and ostracized for attempting to change the core beliefs of the faith.

Later, it would be his forward-looking mind and anti-capitalist tendencies that ostracized him from traditional society.

White has effectively ostracized himself by denouncing the beliefs of others.

To join in the circle was offensive to me, but to stand outside it was to be ostracized.

He is ostracized by the townsfolk in the small village where he lives and becomes a recluse and a miser.

The military has yet to announce why the corporal was ostracized or reveal other details of his mistreatment.

He may not be informed on, but he'll be identified and ostracized.

The ostracized father of genetics finally gets his.

Ostracized and persecuted, the smoker must resort to a five minute exile in a drafty doorway if.

Carpenter said she herself is a former smoker and can empathize with smokers who feel increasingly ostracized for their habit.

Once chastened and perhaps ostracized for a time they could redeem themselves, usually and only through acts of genuine.

The child is seen being shamed by a teacher and ostracized at school, resisting authority at every turn.

Those who are good at it tend to be ostracized or offered a nice cup of hemlock.

The ensuing pregnancies have been largely unwanted and the women ostracized by their families and communities.

Then my friend was ostracized from various cliques and had to duck his head and run away from the ex on a regular basis.

Expelled, the misguided comedian champions the cause of academics who feel ostracized due to their belief in intelligent design.

Many said they had been punished or ostracized by commanders for.

Steele should be commended for his bravery, not ostracized.

She has been ostracized from her village and family, all in the name of a false sense of shame.

Any government's lack of respect for the individual leaves those ostracized with no hope for a future, leading to more terrorism.

White parents, on the other hand, may be ostracized by family and friends for spanking.

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Word Origin & History

ostracize

1640s, from Gk. ostrakizein (see ostracism). Related: Ostracization; ostracizing.

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