ostracism

🇬🇧 UK/'ɒstrәsizm/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

Exclusion from a community or society by general consent; in ancient Athens, temporary banishment by popular vote.

排斥,放逐;(古雅典的)陶片放逐法

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ostracroot
+
ismdoctrine, belief, practice
=ostracism

Common Collocations

  • 1.face ostracism遭受排斥
  • 2.suffer ostracism承受孤立

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The ostracism of the unpopular student made her feel isolated and lonely.

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