Ostracism Definition & Meaning
ostracism
- 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"
- the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
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- What does ostracism mean?
- 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" the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
- What part of speech is ostracism?
- Ostracism is a noun.
- How many definitions does ostracism have?
- Ostracism has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).