ostracism
noun
- in ancient Greece, the temporary banishment of a citizen by popular vote
- a rejection or exclusion by general consent, as from a group or from acceptance by society
See ostracism in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ŏsˈtrə-sĭzˌəm)
nouna. The act of banishing or excluding.
b. Banishment or exclusion from a group; disgrace.
- In Athens and other cities of ancient Greece, the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state.
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