ostracise
Cast someone out
Ostracise is the British spelling of ostracize—to exclude someone from a group or from society.
A person may be ostracised for violating social norms, holding unpopular views, or simply being different: After the scandal, she was ostracised by her colleagues.
The exclusion can be formal or informal, but the effect is deliberate isolation.
Deliberately keep away
- snubDeliberate dismissive rejection
- cold-shoulderIntentional social rejection
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
- blackballExclude by negative vote
boycott · reject · spurn · marginalize · alienate · excommunicate · disfellowship · repudiate
Rejected, shunned person
- leperOne shunned for illness
- untouchableExempt from criticism or harm
- persona non grataOfficially unwelcome individual
- black sheepDisreputable family member
outcast · reject · misfit · outsider · exile · castaway · anathema · scapegoat
Banishment from homeland
- expelRemove forcibly from membership
- banishOfficially send away
- cast outForcibly remove or expel
- oustRemove from position
eject · evict · deport · expatriate · proscribe · purge · disbar · extradite
State of being isolated
- isolationComplete separation from others
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
exclusion · segregation · separation · shunning · estrangement · disconnection · aloofness · seclusion
shun
Deliberately keep away
- snubDeliberate dismissive rejection
- cold-shoulderIntentional social rejection
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
blackball · boycott · reject · spurn · marginalize · alienate · excommunicate · disfellowship · repudiate · disown
pariah
Rejected, shunned person
- leperOne shunned for illness
- untouchableExempt from criticism or harm
- persona non grataOfficially unwelcome individual
black sheep · outcast · reject · misfit · outsider · exile · castaway · anathema · scapegoat · unperson
exile
Banishment from homeland
oust · eject · evict · deport · expatriate · proscribe · purge · disbar · extradite · relegate
alienation
State of being isolated
- isolationComplete separation from others
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
abandonment · exclusion · segregation · separation · shunning · estrangement · disconnection · aloofness · seclusion · solitude
- social ostracismExclusion from group membership
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