'ostracism' definitions:
Definition of 'ostracism'
From: WordNet
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" [syn: banishment, ostracism, Coventry]
noun
The act of excluding someone from society by general consent
Synonyms of 'ostracism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ban,
- banishment,
- blackball,
- blackballing,
- blacklist,
- boycott,
- boycottage,
- clearance,
- complaint,
- defrocking,
- degradation,
- demotion,
- depluming,
- deportation,
- deprivation,
- detachment,
- dim view,
- disagreement,
- disappointment,
- disapprobation,
- disapproval,
- disbarment,
- discard,
- discontent,
- discontentedness,
- discontentment,
- disenchantment,
- disesteem,
- disfavor,
- disfellowship,
- disgruntlement,
- disillusion,
- disillusionment,
- disjunction,
- displacement,
- displeasure,
- displuming,
- disposal,
- disposition,
- disrespect,
- dissatisfaction,
- dissent,
- distaste,
- ejection,
- elimination,
- eradication,
- exclusion,
- excommunication,
- exile,
- expatriation,
- expulsion,
- extradition,
- fugitation,
- indignation,
- liquidation,
- low estimation,
- low opinion,
- objection,
- opposition,
- opposure,
- ostracization,
- outlawing,
- outlawry,
- proscription,
- protest,
- purge,
- rejection,
- relegation,
- removal,
- riddance,
- rustication,
- severance,
- stripping,
- suspension,
- thumbs-down,
- transportation,
- unfrocking,
- unhappiness,
- withdrawal