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US
/ˈɔstɹəˌsɪzəm/
]
[ UK /ˈɒstɹɐsˌɪzəm/ ]
[ UK /ˈɒstɹɐsˌɪzəm/ ]
NOUN
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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
How To Use ostracism In A Sentence
- At the same time, transgression of norms (getting pregnant) elicits punishment and ostracism from family, peers, partners, and the broader community.
- It would be a gesture of embargo, a concession to the politics of ostracism.
- This, which has been called the ostracism of a saintly genius, undoubtedly was due to his former friends, Ward and Manning. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman
- Soldiers and chaplains who tried to force religion on their comrades thus often faced ostracism.
- But his voice softens as he describes how ostracism has become a way of life.
- AIDS victims often experience social ostracism and discrimination.
- For Mike, bodybuilding was a way of dealing with hurtful childhood taunts and ostracism.
- You get nothing back but opprobrium, abuse, and ostracism.
- At least 6000 citizens had to ‘vote’ for an ostracism to be valid, and all the biggest political fish risked being fried in this ceremonious way.
- The social ostracism extends to grounding the child or even making him go to bed early.
