OSTRACISM
(noun) the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
(noun) 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"
synonyms : banishment , coventry
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Mnemonics for ostracism
(Tag: ) O-ST-Racisim. in Olden days ST faced Racisim. Which means they faced excluion from social acceptance
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(Tag: ) oust+racism... in racism oust a caste
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(Tag: Global) ostracism sounds like ostrich...an ostrich is known to bury her face in the mud and thinking others can't see her if she cant see them! so an ostrich is a social outcast
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