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ostracism - Dictionary definition and meaning for ostracism

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

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

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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