ostracism

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀστρακισμός (otrakismos, “banishment by means of voting with pot shards”), from ὀστρακίζειν (“ostracize”) + -ισμός (“-ism”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɒstɹəsɪz(ə)m/

Noun

ostracism (countable and uncountable; plural ostracisms)

1. (historical) In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state. [from 16th c.]
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.32:

     Witnesse the Ostracisme amongst the Athenians, and the Petalisme among the Siracusans.

2. (figuratively) Banishment by some general consent[from 17th c.]
3. Exclusion from a community or society.

Synonyms

• (exclusion): ostracization, shunning

Derived terms

• ostracize
• ostracise

Translations

in ancient Greece, the temporary banishment by popular vote

• Asturian: ostracismu (ast) m
• Catalan: ostracisme (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: ostrakismos (fi)
• French: ostracisme (fr) m
• Galician: ostracismo (gl) m

• German: Scherbengericht (de) n
• Italian: ostracismo (it) m
• Polish: ostracyzm (pl) m
• Portuguese: ostracismo (pt) m
• Russian: остракизм (ru) m (ostrakizm)
• Spanish: ostracismo (es) m

banishment, exclusion from community

• Asturian: ostracismu (ast) m
• Catalan: ostracisme (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: eristäminen (fi)
• French: ostracisme (fr) m
• Galician: ostracismo (gl) m

• Icelandic: útskúfun (is) f
• Italian: ostracismo (it) m
• Portuguese: ostracismo (pt) m
• Romanian: ostracism (ro)
• Russian: остракизм (ru) m (ostrakizm)
• Spanish: ostracismo (es) m

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Translations to be checked

• Dutch: Verbanning , uitsluiting, doodverklaring

See also

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