ostracizing

Meanings

• verb

  The act of excluding or rejecting someone from a group or community.

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Variants

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ostracize , ostracized , ostracizes , ostracizing

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Etymology

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From the Greek word 'ostrakizein', meaning 'to cast out with a pebble'.

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Trivia

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1. In ancient Greece, ostracism was a formal process that involved writing the name of the person to be ostracized on a pottery shard, or ostrakon.

2. Ostracizing is not the same as banishment, which involves permanently expelling someone from a community.

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Related Concepts

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1. Social exclusion: The process of being excluded from social interaction or community participation.

2. Bullying: A form of aggressive behavior where someone intentionally harms or intimidates another person.

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Culture

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Ostracizing has been used throughout history as a form of social punishment. In ancient Greece, citizens could vote to ostracize someone they believed was a threat to the community. Today, ostracizing can take many forms, from bullying and cyberbullying to more subtle forms of exclusion.

How to Memorize "ostracizing"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a group of people casting stones at someone who is being ostracized.

2. associate
   

   - Think of the word 'exclusion' when you see or hear the word 'ostracizing'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Ostracize starts with the letter O, just like 'outside' or 'other', which can help you remember that ostracizing means excluding someone from a group.

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