ostracization
Deliberate group rejection
Ostracization is the act of excluding someone from a group or community.
It may be formal banishment or informal shunning—either way, the person is cut off from participation and belonging.
Her ostracization from the friend group was sudden and complete.
The verb is ostracize; the less common variant is ostracism.
Banishment from homeland
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- evictionForced departure from rental
- expatriationLeaving one's native country
proscription · relegation · disownment · excommunication · purge · ban · transportation · rustication
Deliberately avoiding someone
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- blackballingGroup exclusion practice
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- cold-shoulderingPointedly ignoring someone
snubbing · avoidance · marginalization · excommunication · disfellowship · blacklisting · lockout · debarment
State of lacking companions
- alienationState of being isolated
- solitudeState of being alone
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- withdrawalAct of taking away
abandonment · separation · detachment · estrangement · disconnection · aloneness · desolation · segregation
Painful awareness of failure
- disgraceLoss of honor
- infamyExtreme public disgrace
- dishonorLoss of respect
- humiliationLoss of dignity
branding · tarnish · discredit · reproach · scandal · disrepute · degradation · vilification
exile
Banishment from homeland
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- evictionForced departure from rental
expatriation · proscription · relegation · disownment · excommunication · purge · ban · transportation · rustication · outlawry
shunning
Deliberately avoiding someone
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- blackballingGroup exclusion practice
- boycottOrganized economic protest
cold-shouldering · snubbing · avoidance · marginalization · excommunication · disfellowship · blacklisting · lockout · debarment · repudiation
loneliness
State of lacking companions
- alienationState of being isolated
- solitudeState of being alone
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
withdrawal · abandonment · separation · detachment · estrangement · disconnection · aloneness · desolation · segregation · quarantine
shame
Painful awareness of failure
humiliation · branding · tarnish · discredit · reproach · scandal · disrepute · degradation · vilification · denigration
ostracizationinclusion
Being made part
acceptance · belonging · embrace · integration · incorporation
ostracizationwelcome
Hospitable greeting offered
welcoming · reception · hospitality · warm reception · open arms
ostracizationadmission
Entry or confession
initiation · induction · enrollment · recruitment · naturalization
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