ostracisms
Formal group rejections
Ostracisms is the plural of ostracism—acts of excluding someone from a group or community.
The word traces to ancient Athens, where citizens could vote to banish a person by writing names on pottery shards (ostraka).
Modern use is usually figurative: The ostracisms she experienced in high school left lasting scars.
Social ostracisms can be as painful as physical punishment.
Banishment from homeland
- banishmentForced removal from place
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
- removalAct of taking away
displacement · deportation · proscription · disenfranchisement · persecution · voting out · casting out · scapegoating
Things deliberately left out
- shunningsDeliberate social rejections
- rejectionsFormal refusals given
- banishmentsFormal expulsions from place
- isolationsStates of being apart
snubs · cold shoulders · blackballing · expulsions · marginalization · outcasting · alienation · avoidance
Formal barring from sacraments
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- dismissalRemoval from position
- disbarmentRevoking a lawyer's license
- defrockingExpelling clergy from ministry
disfellowship · suspension · termination · banning · prohibition · discharge · ousting · cancellation
Ancient Greek city-dweller
- pottery shardsBroken ceramic fragments
- Greek democracyOriginal rule by citizens
- assemblyConstructing from components
- votingFormally registering a choice
ten years · agora · quorum · citizens · exile · ancient Greece · polis · classical antiquity
exile
Banishment from homeland
- banishmentForced removal from place
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
removal · displacement · deportation · proscription · disenfranchisement · persecution · voting out · casting out · scapegoating · marginalization
exclusions
Things deliberately left out
- shunningsDeliberate social rejections
- rejectionsFormal refusals given
- banishmentsFormal expulsions from place
isolations · snubs · cold shoulders · blackballing · expulsions · marginalization · outcasting · alienation · avoidance · silent treatment
excommunication
Formal barring from sacraments
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- dismissalRemoval from position
- disbarmentRevoking a lawyer's license
defrocking · disfellowship · suspension · termination · banning · prohibition · discharge · ousting · cancellation · blackballing
Athenian
Ancient Greek city-dweller
- pottery shardsBroken ceramic fragments
- Greek democracyOriginal rule by citizens
- assemblyConstructing from components
ten years · voting · agora · quorum · citizens · exile · ancient Greece · polis · classical antiquity
ostracismsinclusions
Things placed within
welcomes · acceptances · embraces · admissions · incorporations
ostracismscelebrations
Organized expressions of joy
honors · accolades · commendations · recognitions · endorsements
ostracismsinclusions
Things placed within
welcomes · acceptances · embraces · integrations · receptions
- social ostracismExclusion from group membership