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ostracism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | banishment, coventry |
| Type of | exclusion |
| Derivation | ostracize, ostracise |
Examples of ostracism
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If you risked ostracism from your family and community, maybe you'd think again.
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Its amusing to see your ostracism by many of the AGW-faithful commentators here.
From the guardian.co.uk
In the meantime, the new breed of rabbis faces ostracism from their colleagues.
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It's the kind of behavior that we see in so many cases of ostracism and bullying.
From the sciencedaily.com
The ostracism can lead youths to drop out of school, or worse, commit suicide.
From the sciencedaily.com
Sun serves as a reminder that his old acclaim and ostracism were both exaggerated.
From the time.com
Many youngsters are eager to escape the ostracism of this breed of alternative ed.
From the time.com
Social ostracism also left its mark, as did the strains of professional pride.
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Fearing ostracism in their own countries, most took their secret to the grave.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Banishment: the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry"
- The act of excluding someone from society by general consent
- Ostracism (Greek: u1F40u03C3u03C4u03C1u03B1u03BAu03B9u03C3u03BCu03CCu03C2, ostrakismos) was a procedure under the Athenian democracy in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years. While some instances clearly expressed popular anger at the citizen, ostracism was often used preemptively. It was used as a way of neutralizing someone thought to be a threat to the state or potential tyrant...
- The act of banishing or excluding someone; Banishment, exclusion or disgrace; In ancient Greece, the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state
- (ostracized) blackballed; banished by ostracism
- The temporary banishment of a Greek citizen considered "dangerous to public welfare"; according to Aristotle, Cleisthenes promulgated the law of ostracism in 510 BCE but it was not used until 487 BCE against Hipparchus, a relative of Hippias, the tyrant of Athens; an annual vote among the ...
