Noun: ostracism 'ós-tru,si-zum
- The act of excluding someone from society by general consent
"His ostracism from the community was a result of his unethical behaviour"
- The state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
"His racist remarks resulted in social ostracism";
- banishment, Coventry
Derived forms: ostracisms
Type of: ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance
Encyclopedia: Ostracism