OSTRACISMS Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word ostracisms. (close relations)
ostracism
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| alienation | nounn | |||||
noun • the feeling of being alienated from other people • separation resulting from hostility • (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another • the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly | ||||||
| exclusion | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being excluded • the state of being excommunicated • a deliberate act of omission • the act of forcing out someone or something | ||||||
| isolation | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of separation between persons or groups • a feeling of being disliked and alone • the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it • a country's withdrawal from international politics | ||||||
| rejection | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of rejecting something • the state of being rejected • (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign • the speech act of rejecting | ||||||
| banishment | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) • rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone | ||||||
| coventry | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) • an industrial city in central England; devastated by air raids during World War II; remembered as the home of Lady Godiva in the 11th century | ||||||
