ostracism
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os·tra·cism
(ŏs′trə-sĭz′əm)n.
1.
a. The act of banishing or excluding.
b. Banishment or exclusion from a group; disgrace.
2. In Athens and other cities of ancient Greece, the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state.
[French ostracisme, from Greek ostrakismos, from ostrakizein, to ostracize; see ostracize.]
os•tra•cism
(ˈɒs trəˌsɪz əm)n.
1. exclusion, by general consent, from social acceptance, privileges, friendship, etc.
2. (in ancient Greece) temporary banishment of a citizen, decided upon by popular vote.
[1570–80; < New Latin ostracismus < Greek ostrakismós banishment]
ostracism
- In ancient Greece, when it was proposed that a person be sent into exile, a vote was taken and the method of registering the vote involved putting the name on a piece of broken pottery called ostrakon; casting the vote was ostrakizein, giving us English ostracism.See also related terms for vote.
ostracism
1. a casting out from social or political society.
2. the ancient Athenian process of temporary banishment by popular vote, using potsherds or tiles for ballots.
See also: Banishment2. the ancient Athenian process of temporary banishment by popular vote, using potsherds or tiles for ballots.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() exclusion - the state of being excluded |
2. | ostracism - the act of excluding someone from society by general consent |
ostracism
noun exclusion, boycott, isolation, exile, rejection, expulsion, avoidance, cold-shouldering, renunciation, banishment In those days unmarried mothers suffered social ostracism.
welcome, approval, admission, reception, acceptance, inclusion
welcome, approval, admission, reception, acceptance, inclusion
ostracism
nounEnforced removal from one's native country by official decree:
Translations
نَفْي، إبْعاد، نَبْذ، طَرْد
udelukkelse
cserépszavazáskiközösítés
útskúfun
ostrakizmus
ostracism
n → Ächtung f
ostracize,
ostracise
(ˈostrəsaiz) verb to refuse to accept (someone) in society or a group. His former friends ostracized him because of his rudeness.
ˈostracism noun