ostracises
Cuts someone out
Ostracises is the British spelling of ostracizes—to exclude someone from a group or community, treating them as an outsider.
The rejection is usually social rather than formal: The village ostracised families who didn't attend church.
A person can be ostracised for violating norms, holding unpopular views, or simply being different.
Deliberate dismissive rejection
- cold-shoulderIntentional social rejection
- ignoreRefuse to notice
- avoidStay away from
- shunDeliberately keep away
slight · cut · blank · look through · pass over · brush off · steer clear of · keep at arm's length
Officially send away
- expelRemove forcibly from membership
- exileBanishment from homeland
- excommunicateExpel from church membership
- blackballExclude by negative vote
boycott · debar · proscribe · outlaw · disfellowship · marginalize · disinherit · disaffiliate
snub
Deliberate dismissive rejection
- cold-shoulderIntentional social rejection
- ignoreRefuse to notice
- avoidStay away from
shun · slight · cut · blank · look through · pass over · brush off · steer clear of · keep at arm's length
banish
Officially send away
- expelRemove forcibly from membership
- exileBanishment from homeland
- excommunicateExpel from church membership
blackball · boycott · debar · proscribe · outlaw · disfellowship · marginalize · disinherit · disaffiliate · anathematize
spurn
Refuse with contempt
renounce · forsake · disavow · discard · abandon · cast off · turn away · refuse · dismiss · disapprove
alienate
Cause emotional distance
detach · isolate · seclude · quarantine · set apart · cut off · distance · leave out · sideline · push away
- social ostracismExclusion from group membership