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Bookmark or Share- OSTRACIZED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryverb [ T ] (UK usually ostracise) uk / ˈɒs.trə.saɪz / us / ˈɑː.strə.saɪz /. to avoid someone intentionally, or to prevent someone from taking part in the activities of a group: His colleagues ostracized him after he criticized the company in public. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
- OSTRACIZE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionaryto prevent someone from being part of a group because you dislike the person or disapprove of something the person has done: She was ostracized by fellow officers after bringing charges against her partner. ostracism. noun [ U ] us / ˈɑs·trəˌsɪz·əm / Those who refused to conform risked ostracism.
- OSTRACIZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryto prevent someone from being part of a group because you dislike the person or disapprove of something the person has done: She was ostracized by fellow officers after bringing charges against her partner. ostracism. noun [ U ] us / ˈɑs·trəˌsɪz·əm / Those who refused to conform risked ostracism.
- Ostracize Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. : to exile by ostracism. Despite his victories, Themistocles was ostracized by the Athenians. 2. : to exclude from a group by common consent. a lonely dissenter, ostracized as an enemy of the people Robert Brustein. Did you know? Ostracize Has Greek Roots.
- OSTRACIZE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionaryverb [usually passive] If someone is ostracized, people deliberately behave in an unfriendly way towards them and do not allow them to take part in any of their social activities. [formal] She claims she's being ostracized by some members of her local community. [be VERB -ed] Synonyms: exclude, reject, boycott, avoid More Synonyms of ostracize.
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