English to English
ostracism
('/A/str/@/,s/I/z/@/m
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noun (n)
- the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- the act of excluding someone from society by general consent(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.(noun)source: webster1913