Definition of ostracism Ostracism
/ɔˈstɹʌsɪˌzʌm/ - [ostrusizum] - os•tra•cism
We found 6 definitions of ostracism from 4 different sources.
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What does ostracism mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: ostracisms |
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| ostracism - the act of excluding someone from society by general consent | ||
| ejection, riddance, expulsion, exclusion the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school" | ||
| ostracism - 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" | ||
| banishment, Coventry | ||
| exclusion the state of being excluded | ||
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Wiktionary 
- ostracism (Noun)
Exclusion from a community or society.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ostracism (n.)
Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage. - ostracism (n.)
Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism.
Part of speech
🔤- ostracism, noun, singular of ostracisms.
