ostracise

Meanings

• Verb

  Exclude or banish someone from a group or community.

  - "The group ostracised the member who disagreed with their decision."
  - "The new employee was ostracised because of her different beliefs."

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Synonyms

blackball , cut someone dead , give someone the cold shoulder , send to Coventry

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with ostracise
astray , decay , day , heyday , lay , may , play , ray , stray , way

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Variants

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ostracise , ostracised , ostracises , ostracising , ostracize

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Etymology

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From the Greek word 'ostrakizein', meaning 'to cast a pebble or stone'. In ancient Greece, ostracism was a formal procedure for expelling a citizen from the community.

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Trivia

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1. In ancient Athens, citizens could propose that someone be ostracised. If more than 6,000 citizens voted in favor, the person would be banished for ten years.

2. The term 'ostracise' is sometimes used metaphorically to describe any form of exclusion or rejection, such as being ostracised from a social circle or a friendship.

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Related Concepts

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1. Social exclusion: The process of denying access to resources, opportunities, or social interactions based on certain characteristics, such as race, gender, or social status.

2. Shunning: A form of social ostracism in which individuals are deliberately ignored or avoided by others.

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Culture

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Ostracism has been a significant theme in literature, particularly in works that explore social exclusion and the consequences of being ostracised. One famous example is Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter', in which Hester Prynne is ostracised for her sin.

How to Memorize "ostracise"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a group of people casting stones or pebbles at someone, resulting in their exclusion from the group.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'ostracise' with the idea of exclusion or banishment.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Ostrich Sees Ridiculous Isolation' to remember the meaning of 'ostracise'.

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