Ostracism — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)

the act of excluding someone from society by general consent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːstɹɐsˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒstɹɐsˌɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒstɹɐsˌɪzəm/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːstɹɐsˌɪzəm/.

Examples

the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

banishment Coventry

Parts of Speech

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”
noun	the act of excluding someone from society by general consent

Word Forms

banish	verb	expel from a community or group
ostracize	verb	expel from a community or group
ostracise	verb	expel from a community or group

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ächtung

der Zustand der Verbannung oder Ausgrenzung (durch allgemeine Zustimmung aus der Gesellschaft ausgeschlossen)

🇫🇷French

ostracisme

l'état d'être banni ou ostracisé (exclu de la société par consentement général)

🇪🇸Spanish

ostracismo

el estado de ser desterrado o excluido (excluido de la sociedad por consentimiento general)

🇮🇹Italian

ostracismo

lo stato di essere bandito o ostracizzato (escluso dalla società per consenso generale)

🇳🇱Dutch

uitsluiting

de staat van verbanning of verbanning (met algemene instemming uitgesloten van de samenleving)

🇵🇹Portuguese

ostracismo

o estado de banimento ou ostracismo (excluído da sociedade por consentimento geral)

🇷🇺Russian

остракизм

состояние изгнания или остракизма (исключение из общества по общему согласию)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समाज से निकाला

निर्वासित या बहिष्कृत किये जाने की अवस्था (सामान्य सहमति से समाज से बहिष्कृत)

🇧🇩Bengali

ধর্মত্যাগ

নির্বাসিত বা বহিষ্কৃত হওয়ার অবস্থা (সাধারণ সম্মতিতে সমাজ থেকে বাদ দেওয়া)

🇮🇳Tamil

புறக்கணிப்பு

நாடுகடத்தப்பட்ட அல்லது ஒதுக்கப்பட்ட நிலை (பொது ஒப்புதலால் சமூகத்திலிருந்து விலக்கப்பட்டது)

🇮🇳Telugu

బహిష్కరణ

బహిష్కరించబడిన లేదా బహిష్కరించబడిన స్థితి (సాధారణ సమ్మతి ద్వారా సమాజం నుండి మినహాయించబడింది)

🇮🇳Marathi

बहिष्कार

हद्दपार किंवा बहिष्कृत होण्याची स्थिती (सर्वसाधारण संमतीने समाजातून वगळलेले)

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહિષ્કાર

દેશનિકાલ અથવા બહિષ્કૃત થવાની સ્થિતિ (સામાન્ય સંમતિ દ્વારા સમાજમાંથી બાકાત)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಹಿಷ್ಕಾರ

ಬಹಿಷ್ಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಬಹಿಷ್ಕಾರದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆಯಿಂದ ಸಮಾಜದಿಂದ ಹೊರಗಿಡಲಾಗಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബഹിഷ്കരണം

നാടുകടത്തപ്പെടുകയോ പുറത്താക്കപ്പെടുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന അവസ്ഥ (പൊതു സമ്മതപ്രകാരം സമൂഹത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഒഴിവാക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੇਦਭਾਵ

ਦੇਸ਼ ਨਿਕਾਲਾ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਦਖਲ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ (ਆਮ ਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਮਾਜ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ)

🇵🇰Urdu

شتر بے مہار

ملک بدر یا بے دخل ہونے کی حالت (عام رضامندی سے معاشرے سے خارج)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

排斥

被放逐或排斥的状态（普遍同意被排除在社会之外）

🇯🇵Japanese

村八分

追放または追放されている状態（一般の同意により社会から排除されている）

🇰🇷Korean

추방

추방되거나 배척당한 상태(일반적인 동의에 의해 사회에서 제외됨)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tẩy chay

tình trạng bị trục xuất hoặc tẩy chay (bị loại trừ khỏi xã hội bởi sự đồng ý chung)

🇹🇭Thai

การเนรเทศ

สถานะของการถูกเนรเทศหรือถูกเนรเทศ (แยกออกจากสังคมโดยความยินยอมทั่วไป)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengucilan

keadaan diasingkan atau dikucilkan (dikucilkan dari masyarakat dengan persetujuan umum)

🇲🇾Malay

pengasingan

keadaan dibuang atau dipulaukan (dikecualikan daripada masyarakat dengan persetujuan umum)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النبذ

حالة النفي أو النبذ (المستبعدة من المجتمع بموافقة عامة)

🇮🇷Persian

طرد شدن

وضعیت تبعید یا طرد شده (با رضایت عمومی از جامعه طرد شده است)

🇹🇷Turkish

dışlanma

Sürgün edilme veya dışlanma durumu (genel rıza ile toplumdan dışlanma)

🇮🇱Hebrew

נידוי

מצב של מגורש או מנודה (מודר מהחברה בהסכמה כללית)

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