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ostracism - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ostracism' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ostracism [ n.]
- Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.
- Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism.

Meaning of 'ostracism' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ostracism [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
Example in sentence:
  • the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry

Nearby Words:

ost osteal ostein osteitis osteler ostend ostensibility ostensible ostensibly ostension

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