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Synonyms for ostracization
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : os-truh-sahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒs trəˌsaɪz |
Définition of ostracization
Origin :- 1640s, from Greek ostrakizein "to banish," literally "to banish by voting with potshards" (see ostracism). Figurative sense of "to exclude from society" is attested from 1640s. Related: Ostracization; ostracized; ostracizing.
- As in silent treatment : noun ignoring of another
- She was also too heavily conditioned to graduate, and she hated college since her ostracization by the Sans.
- Extract from : « Marjorie Dean College Junior » by Pauline Lester
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