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ostracized

The correct spelling is ostracized.

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verb

Say it like: Ost-ras-ize-d

The correct spelling is ostracized. To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.
  2. 2.(by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun.

adjective

  1. 1.Banished by ostracism.

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