Meaning & use
ostracized
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Excluded from a group or society, typically as a form of social punishment.
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After the scandal, he was ostracized by his former colleagues.
The new student felt ostracized when no one would sit with her at lunch.
A note on using this word
The base verb is 'ostracize'; in ancient Athens the term originally referred to formally banishing a citizen by public vote.
Words with a similar meaning
shunnedexcluded
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Words with an opposite meaning
welcomedembraced
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