Ostracism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of banishing or excluding.
  • n. Banishment or exclusion from a group; disgrace.
  • n. In Athens and other cities of ancient Greece, the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state.
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  • n. Exclusion from a community or society.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.
  • n. Banishment; exclusion.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A political measure employed under restrictions of law among the ancient Athenians, by which citizens whose presence seemed embarrassing to the state were banished by public vote for a term of ten years, with leave to return to the enjoyment of their estates at the end of the period.
  • n. Hence Banishment in general; expulsion; separation: as, social ostracism (banishment from good society).
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
  • n. the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    exclusion    expulsion    ejection    riddance   
    Form
    ostracise   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    banishment    exclusion    expulsion   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    obloquy    ignominy    banishment    opprobrium    impoverishment   
     
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