ALL meanings of ostracization
os·tra·cize
O o - noun ostracization A state of being ostracized. 1
- verb with object ostracization to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest. 1
- verb with object ostracization to banish (a person) from his or her native country; expatriate. 1
- verb with object ostracization (in ancient Greece) to banish (a citizen) temporarily by popular vote. 1