"ostracization" meaning in English

See ostracization in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ostracizations [plural], ostracisation [alternative]
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  1. The state of being ostracized. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. The process or practice of ostracizing. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: ostracism, shunning, silent treatment
    Sense id: en-ostracization-en-noun-IeF7poEd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: avoidance, blackballing, blacklisting, discommendation [archaic], ostracism, ostracization, petalism [historical], shunning, silent treatment Hypernyms: condemnation, exclusion, expulsion Hyponyms: banishment, disfellowshipment, excommunication, exile, herem Related terms: avoid [verb], boycott [verb], ignore [verb], outcast [noun]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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