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ostracization

ostracization noun: the state of being ostracized.

Noun

ostracization (countable and uncountable, plural ostracizations)

  1. The state of being ostracized.
  2. The process or practice of ostracizing.

Synonyms of ostracization

Antonyms

Forms of ostracization

pluralostracizations
alternative formostracisation

Origin of ostracization

From ostracize + -ation.

Questions about ostracization

What does ostracization mean?
Ostracization means the state of being ostracized.
What part of speech is ostracization?
Ostracization is a noun.
What is the plural of ostracization?
The plural of ostracization is ostracizations.

Words near ostracization in the dictionary

  1. ostracite
  2. ostracites
  3. ostracitoxin
  4. ostracitoxins
  5. ostracizable
  6. ostracization
  7. ostracizations
  8. ostracize
  9. ostracized
  10. ostracizer
  11. ostracizers

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