Ostracize - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈɑːstrəsaɪz|
Brit.
|ˈɒstrəsaɪz|
verb
- expel from a community or group (syn: ban, banish, blackball, cast out, shun)
- avoid speaking to or dealing with
- avoid speaking to or dealing with
Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me
Extra examples
She was ostracized from the scientific community for many years because of her radical political beliefs.
The other girls ostracized her because of the way she dressed.
She was afraid that if she spoke up her colleagues would ostracize her.
He was ostracized by the other students.
He suffered years of ostracism.
Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: ostracize
he/she/it: ostracizes
present participle: ostracizing
past tense: ostracized
past participle: ostracized
I/you/we/they: ostracize
he/she/it: ostracizes
present participle: ostracizing
past tense: ostracized
past participle: ostracized
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