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ostracism
noun
(os-tra-cism)
a method of temporary banishment by popular vote without trial or special accusation practiced in ancient Greece
ostracism
noun
(os-tra-cism)
exclusion by general consent from common privileges or social acceptance
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banishment
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stigmatization
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isolation
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stigma
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exclusion
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untouchability
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rejection
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marginalisation
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repudiation
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disqualification
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exclusiveness
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excluded
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humiliation
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persecution
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marginalization
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estrangement
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opprobrium
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alienation
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oppression
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belittlement
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disapprobation
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vilification
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expulsion
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destitution
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repression
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obloquy
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hostility
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victimization
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denigration
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ridicule
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discouragement
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excommunication
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scorn
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harassment
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subjugation
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reproach
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demonization
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dehumanization
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castigation
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imprisonment
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censure
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voicelessness
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privations
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reclusion
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disinheritance
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impoverishment
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orphanhood
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immiseration
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mortification
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faithlessness
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sullenness
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retribution
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deracination
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introversion
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prejudices
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embitterment
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dehumanisation
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disfellowship
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loneliness
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taboos
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abasement
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cliquishness
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hardships
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indignities
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pariahs
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torment
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powerlessness
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deprivations
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misandry
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clannishness
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typecasting
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submissiveness
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ungratefulness
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childlessness
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brutalisation
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terrorization
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spinsterhood
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marginality
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depravities
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brutalities
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sanctions
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penury
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hopelessness
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coercion
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pauperism
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reprisals
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stalinism
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intransigency
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ordeals
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besiegement
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clitoridectomy
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shaming
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enormities
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punishments
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outcaste
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betrayal
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racism
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reprobation
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apartheid
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apartness
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ostracism
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