1
[ verb ] expel from a community or group

Synonyms

banish ostracize shun cast_out blackball ban

Related terms

expel barring banishment ostracism

2
[ verb ] avoid speaking to or dealing with

Synonyms

ostracize

Examples

"Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me"

Related terms

exclude boycott ostracism banishment avoid

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Similar Spelling

ostracize ostracism Ostraciidae ostrava ostracoderm ostracod Ostracodermi Ostrander Ostracoda Ostrya Ostrea ostrich

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