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1. (n.) ostracism
exclusion, by general consent, from social acceptance, privileges, friendship, etc.
2. ostracism
(in ancient Greece) temporary banishment of a citizen, decided upon by popular vote.
Etymology: (1570–80; < NL ostracismus < Gk ostrakismós banishment)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) banishment, ostracism, Coventry
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"
2. (noun) ostracism
the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. ostracism
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 shell and depositing it in some place appointed, and it was only when supported by 6000 citizens that it took effect.
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Sense: to refuse to accept (someone) in society or a group
His former friends ostracized him because of his rudeness.
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 Afrikaans: uitsluiting, uitstoting |
 Arabic: نَفْي، إبْعاد، نَبْذ، طَر |
 Bulgarian: остракизъм |
 Brazilian: ostracismo |
 Czech: vyloučení ze společnosti |
 German: die Verbannung |
 Danish: udelukkelse |
 Greek: εξοστρακισμός |
 Spanish: ostracismo |
 Estonian: välja tõukamine, põlu all |
 Farsi: طرد |
 Finnish: hyljeksintä |
 French: ostracisme |
 Hebrew: נִידוּי |
 Hindi: निर्वासन, बहिष्कार |
 Croatian: odbacivanje, odbačenost |
 Hungarian: cserépszavazás; kiközösít |
 Indonesian: penolakan |
 Icelandic: útskúfun |
 Italian: ostracismo |
 Japanese: 追放 |
 Korean: 추방, 배척 |
 Lithuanian: ostrakizmas, atstūmimas |
 Latvian: ostrakisms |
 Malay: pemulauan |
 Dutch: uitsluiting |
 Norwegian: sosial boikott, forvisnin |
 Polish: ostracyzm |
 Persian: رد، طرد |
 Pashto: رد يا نه اخيستل |
 Portuguese: ostracismo |
 Romanian: ostracizare |
 Russian: остракизм |
 Slovak: ostrakizmus |
 Slovenian: izobčenje |
 Serbian: bojkot |
 Swedish: uteslutning, utfrysning |
 Thai: การคว่ำบาตร |
 Turkish: aforoz, sürme |
 Taiwanese: 排斥 |
 Ukrainian: остракізм |
 Urdu: اخراج |
 Vietnamese: sự tẩy chay |
 Chinese: 排斥 |
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