Ostracize vs X - What's the difference?
ostracize | x |
To exclude (a person) from society or from a community, by not communicating with (them) or by refusing to acknowledge (their) presence; to refuse to talk to or associate with; to shun.
* 2003 , Cele C. Otnes, Elizabeth Hafkin Pleck, Cinderella Dreams: The Allure of the Lavish Wedding ,
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* 2007 , Petra Hauf and Friedrich Försterling (editors), Making Minds: The shaping of human minds through social context ,
(lb) To ban a person from the city of (l) for ten years.
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
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As a verb ostracize
is to exclude (a person) from society or from a community, by not communicating with (them) or by refusing to acknowledge (their) presence; to refuse to talk to or associate with; to shun.As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.ostracize
English
Alternative forms
* ostracise (non-Oxford British spelling)Verb
- Lesbian studies scholar Ramona Oswald has extended this criticism by arguing that traditions such as the bouquet toss and the "singles" table at the wedding reception often marginalize and ostracize lesbians and gays in attendance.
- Children ostracize' other children in the playground, choosing carefully who they wish to play with. Adults ' ostracize other adults, such as marriage partners using the silent treatment.