Ostracize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

expel from a community or group

avoid speaking to or dealing with

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːstɹɐsˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒstɹɐsˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒstɹɐsˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːstɹɐsˌaɪz/.

Examples

Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cast out banish ban blackball ostracise shun

Parts of Speech

verb	expel from a community or group
verb	avoid speaking to or dealing with “Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me”

Word Forms

banishment	noun	the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
ostracism	noun	the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
blackball	noun	the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ächten

aus einer Gemeinschaft oder Gruppe ausschließen

🇫🇷French

ostraciser

expulser d’une communauté ou d’un groupe

🇪🇸Spanish

condenar al ostracismo

expulsar de una comunidad o grupo

🇮🇹Italian

ostracizzare

espellere da una comunità o da un gruppo

🇳🇱Dutch

verbannen

verdrijven uit een gemeenschap of groep

🇵🇹Portuguese

condenar ao ostracismo

expulsar de uma comunidade ou grupo

🇷🇺Russian

подвергать остракизму

исключить из сообщества или группы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समाज से बाहर निकालना

किसी समुदाय या समूह से निष्कासित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বহিষ্কৃত করা

একটি সম্প্রদায় বা গোষ্ঠী থেকে বহিষ্কার করা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒதுக்கித் தள்ளு

ஒரு சமூகம் அல்லது குழுவிலிருந்து வெளியேற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బహిష్కరించు

సంఘం లేదా సమూహం నుండి బహిష్కరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बहिष्कृत करणे

समुदाय किंवा गटातून हद्दपार करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહિષ્કૃત કરવું

સમુદાય અથવા જૂથમાંથી હાંકી કાઢો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಹಿಷ್ಕರಿಸಿ

ಸಮುದಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಂಪಿನಿಂದ ಹೊರಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബഹിഷ്കരിക്കുക

ഒരു കമ്മ്യൂണിറ്റിയിൽ നിന്നോ ഗ്രൂപ്പിൽ നിന്നോ പുറത്താക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਦਖਲ ਕਰਨਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਜਾਂ ਸਮੂਹ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੱਢ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے دخل کرنا

کسی کمیونٹی یا گروپ سے نکال دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

放逐

从社区或团体中驱逐

🇯🇵Japanese

追放する

コミュニティやグループから追放する

🇰🇷Korean

배척하다

커뮤니티나 그룹에서 추방

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tẩy chay

trục xuất khỏi một cộng đồng hoặc nhóm

🇹🇭Thai

ข่มเหง

ไล่ออกจากชุมชนหรือกลุ่ม

🇮🇩Indonesian

memboikot dr masyarakat

mengusir dari suatu komunitas atau kelompok

🇵🇭Filipino

itakwil

paalisin sa isang komunidad o grupo

🇲🇾Malay

mengasingkan diri

dibuang dari komuniti atau kumpulan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نبذ

طرد من مجتمع أو مجموعة

🇮🇷Persian

طرد کردن

اخراج از یک جامعه یا گروه

🇹🇷Turkish

dışlamak

bir topluluktan veya gruptan kovmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנַדוֹת

לגרש מקהילה או קבוצה

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