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Meaning & Definition of Ostracism in English

English

Ostracism

/ɔstrəsɪzəm/

noun

1. 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"
synonym:
  • banishment,
  • ostracism,
  • Coventry

2. The act of excluding someone from society by general consent

synonym:
  • ostracism