OSTRACIZE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Ostracize comes from the Greek verb ostrakízein (itself from the noun óstrakon meaning "potsherd"), used in 5th century Athens for the action of banishing someone by way of such a vote Someone ostracized today is not exiled, but instead is excluded from a group by the agreement of the group's members
OSTRACIZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Perpetually untrustworthy individuals are identified and ostracized within the organization, and in turn the overall security of the organization is maintained Because of this conformist behaviour they were more or less ostracized socially by their classmates
OSTRACIZE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If someone is ostracized, people deliberately behave in an unfriendly way towards them and do not allow them to take part in any of their social activities She claims she's being ostracized by some members of her local community
OSTRACIZE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com OSTRACIZE definition: to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc See examples of ostracize used in a sentence
Ostracism - Wikipedia Ostracism (Greek: ὀστρακισμός, ostrakismos) was an Athenian democratic procedure in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years
Ostracize - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Other forms: ostracized; ostracizing; ostracizes If you banish someone or ignore him, you ostracize him When the Iranian president claimed that the Holocaust was a hoax, he was ostracized by the international community Ostraka is an ancient Greek word for pottery shard
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