English
Etymology
The word "ostracism" comes from the Greek word ostrakon (����ακον) meaning "pottery fragment" or "potshard."
Verb
to ostracize
#To exclude someone from society or from a community, by not communicating with or even noticing them, similar to shunning.
#*Suburbanites infamously ostracize those outside of their social and neighborhood circles. They ostracize the divorced and the poor, and they are often mean-spirited gossips. They are infamous for slutting up teenage daughters with immodest clothing and the acceptance of trashy role models, and they are infamous for cheerleader training, which includes the lessons of social ostracism. Many suburbanites belong to community-based country clubs, which, via consensus, define further ostracism rules.
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