Associations to the word «Ostracize»

Wiktionary

OSTRACIZE, verb. 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.
OSTRACIZE, verb. (historical) To ban a person from the city of Athens for ten years.

Dictionary definition

OSTRACIZE, verb. Expel from a community or group.
OSTRACIZE, verb. Avoid speaking to or dealing with; "Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.