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ostracism 音標拼音: ['ɔstrəs ,ɪzəm] n. 貝殼流放,放逐,排斥 貝殼流放,放逐,排斥 ostracism n 1: the state of being banished or ostracized ( excluded from society by general consent); " the association should get rid of its elderly members-- not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry" [ synonym: { banishment}, { ostracism}, { Coventry}] 2: the act of excluding someone from society by general consentostracism \ os" tra* cism\, n. [ Gr. ' ostrakismo` s, fr. ' ostraki` zein to ostracize. See { Ostracize}.] 1. ( Gr. Antiq.) Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism. [ 1913 Webster] Public envy is as an ostracism, that eclipseth men when they grow too great. -- Bacon. [ 1913 Webster] Sentenced to a perpetual ostracism from the . . . confidence, and honors, and emoluments of his country. -- A. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster] 79 Moby Thesaurus words for " ostracism": ban, banishment, blackball, blackballing, blacklist, boycott, boycottage, clearance, complaint, defrocking, degradation, demotion, depluming, deportation, deprivation, detachment, dim view, disagreement, disappointment, disapprobation, disapproval, disbarment, discard, discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, disenchantment, disesteem, disfavor, disfellowship, disgruntlement, disillusion, disillusionment, disjunction, displacement, displeasure, displuming, disposal, disposition, disrespect, dissatisfaction, dissent, distaste, ejection, elimination, eradication, exclusion, excommunication, exile, expatriation, expulsion, extradition, fugitation, indignation, liquidation, low estimation, low opinion, objection, opposition, opposure, ostracization, outlawing, outlawry, proscription, protest, purge, rejection, relegation, removal, riddance, rustication, severance, stripping, suspension, thumbs- down, transportation, unfrocking, unhappiness, withdrawal
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