ostracization
- noun
- /ˌɑstrəˌsaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- US
- I'll accept that we were "part of a culture that ostracized" Sim, not that we single-handedly engineered said ostracization.
Because the social ostracization or just just the the the drain of having to contend with that is too burdensome for a lot of people.
- Because the social ostracization or just just the the the drain of having to contend with that is too burdensome for a lot of people.
- Self preservation, belonging, lack of ostracization to to uphold a lie.
Examples
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Or is this simply a case of the behavior of victims of bullying, who feel helpless and refuse to speak out for fear of further ostracization?
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In the course of conversations with women faculty and administrators from blue-collar backgrounds, we discovered achievement has its costs: isolation in the academy and ostracization from their families.
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"Shunning" and other forms of ostracization are effective, but have a limited application.
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That's exactly what it was: ostracization.
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We all would do well to be reminded that the hate, ostracization, and vilification have not come to its end yet.
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Comments implying isolation and ostracization.
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If you as a conference-goer find out that an event's success rests upon the tears and ostracization of a small number of people, then walk away.
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But so are LGB people, and for many of the same reasons: social isolation, ostracization, abandonment by family, harmful labeling, internalized homophobia, or transphobia.
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There have been some brave men and women who have stood up over the decades, but they are in short supply, intimidated by corporate bullies, the fear of ostracization—being declared an enemy of the people—and afraid of losing their livelihood.
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The ostracization of the whistleblower led to a toxic work environment.
Synonyms
A situation when someone is not allowed to join or take part in a group
A forced removal of a person from a place or group
Feeling of being alone and separate from other people
The act of forcing someone to leave a country or community as punishment
To treat a person or group as unimportant and outside the main society
Leaving someone out of a group on purpose
Not talking to or seeing someone on purpose to show you are unhappy with them
Leaving a person out of social activities so they feel alone
Being left out and ignored by people in your community
Excluding people from normal social life because they belong to a low caste or class
Leaving someone out of a group so they cannot join in
A formal action that removes someone from a group for breaking rules
An act of stopping someone from using an online community or forum
Being rejected by most people and treated as an outsider
Antonyms
How Excluded
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Morphology
Etymology
Ostracization comes from the Greek word ostracon, meaning 'shell' or 'piece of pottery', because in ancient Athens people scratched a name on a broken pot to vote someone out. So ostracization means excluding someone or sending them away from a group.