ostracism
11ostracism — /ˈɒstrəsɪzəm/ (say ostruhsizuhm) noun 1. the act of ostracising. 2. the fact or state of being ostracised: *Men and women … live together, more or less publicly, without being married and also without fear of ostracism –frank crowley and lorna… …
12ostracism — ostracize (also ostracise) ► VERB ▪ exclude from a society or group. DERIVATIVES ostracism noun. ORIGIN Greek ostrakizein, from ostrakon shell or potsherd (on which names were written in voting to banish unpopular citizens) …
13ostracism — [16] In ancient Greece, when it was proposed that a particular person should be sent into exile for a period, because he was becoming a danger to the state, a democratic vote was taken on the matter. The method of registering one’s vote was to… …
14ostracism — noun Date: 1588 1. a method of temporary banishment by popular vote without trial or special accusation practiced in ancient Greece 2. exclusion by general consent from common privileges or social acceptance …
15ostracism — noun a) The act of banishing or excluding someone b) Banishment, exclusion or disgrace See Also: send to Coventry …
16ostracism — Synonyms and related words: ban, banishment, blackball, blackballing, blacklist, boycott, boycottage, clearance, complaint, defrocking, degradation, demotion, depluming, deportation, deprivation, detachment, dim view, disagreement, disappointment …
17OSTRACISM — banishment (lit. by shell) for a term of years by popular vote from Athens of any individual whose political influence seemed to threaten the liberty of the citizens; the vote was given by each citizen writing the name of the individual on a… …
18ostracism — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. banishment, segregation, elimination, eviction; see exclusion , exile 1 , removal 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. banishment, exclusion, exile, excommunication, ejection, rejection, expulsion, shunning, blackballing,… …
19ostracism — os·tra·cism || É‘strÉ™sɪzm / É’s n. exclusion; banishment …
20ostracism — n. Banishment, expulsion, exclusion, excommunication, separation …
