ostracizable
Deserving social exclusion
Ostracizable describes someone or something that can be excluded or shunned by a group.
The word derives from ostracism, the ancient Athenian practice of banishing citizens by popular vote.
Today it applies to any behavior or trait that might get someone cast out: His views weren't just unpopular—they were ostracizable.
Deliberately keep away
- banishOfficially send away
- exileBanishment from homeland
- expelRemove forcibly from membership
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
boycott · excommunicate · debar · proscribe · disfellowship · blackball · reject · snub
One diverging from norms
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- transgressorOne who violates rules
- violatorOne who breaks rules
- offenderOne who breaks rules
dissenter · heretic · apostate · outsider · misfit · unacceptable · undesirable · objectionable
Complete separation from others
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- disconnectionState of being severed
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
detachment · marginalization · loneliness · separation · displacement · outcast · withdrawn · excluded
Painful awareness of failure
- disgraceLoss of honor
- infamyExtreme public disgrace
- dishonorLoss of respect
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
scandal · ignominy · taint · blemish · disrepute · notoriety · discredit · reproach
Forced removal from place
- exileBanishment from homeland
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
condemnation · retribution · proscription · deportation · sentence · penalty · reprimand · disciplinary
shun
Deliberately keep away
blacklist · boycott · excommunicate · debar · proscribe · disfellowship · blackball · reject · snub · avoid
deviant
One diverging from norms
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- transgressorOne who violates rules
- violatorOne who breaks rules
offender · dissenter · heretic · apostate · outsider · misfit · unacceptable · undesirable · objectionable · boundary crossing
isolation
Complete separation from others
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- disconnectionState of being severed
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
abandonment · detachment · marginalization · loneliness · separation · displacement · outcast · withdrawn · excluded · forsaken
shame
Painful awareness of failure
taboo · scandal · ignominy · taint · blemish · disrepute · notoriety · discredit · reproach · humiliation
banishment
Forced removal from place
censure · condemnation · retribution · proscription · deportation · sentence · penalty · reprimand · disciplinary · castigation
ostracizableembraceable
Fit for hugging
includable · acceptable · admirable · honorable · praiseworthy
ostracizableexemplary
Serving as ideal model
upstanding · model · virtuous · commendable · meritorious
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