as in to criticize
to not allow (someone) to be included in a group; to exclude (someone) from a group
She was ostracized by the scientific community for many years because of her radical political beliefs. The other girls ostracized her because of the way she dressed.
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Since we are often ostracized and marginalized, LGBTQ+ people go online to seek a safe community.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
And heretics, even if they’re not burned at the stake, are dehumanized, ostracized and denied any empathy and understanding.
—Arianna Huffington, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Carter said that over the last few years of the investigation, he and other officers had been ostracized for their emotions and inability to answer questions at times.
—Jillian Ellison, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
In recent years, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose government had been sanctioned and ostracized from regional and international diplomacy since 2011, even regained some of his standing, as the Arab League reinstated Syria and there was talk of sanctions relief.
—Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
And heretics, even if they’re not burned at the stake, are dehumanized, ostracized and denied any empathy and understanding.
—Arianna Huffington, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Carter said that over the last few years of the investigation, he and other officers had been ostracized for their emotions and inability to answer questions at times.
—Jillian Ellison, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
In recent years, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose government had been sanctioned and ostracized from regional and international diplomacy since 2011, even regained some of his standing, as the Arab League reinstated Syria and there was talk of sanctions relief.
—Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Ostracize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostracize. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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