ostracise
/ˈɒstrəsaɪz/verb
उच्चारण ऑस्ट्रसाइज़
बहिष्कार करना, समाज से निकालना
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[T] ~ sb formal
to refuse to let somebody be a member of a social group; to refuse to meet or talk to somebody
बहिष्कार करना, समाज से निकालना
- He was ostracised by his friends.
- The village council ostracised the family for refusing to follow the custom.
- The class tried to ostracise the boy who had told lies.
+ 2 more examples
- Villagers should never ostracise a family because of its beliefs.
- She felt ostracised by her colleagues after the argument.
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os·tra·cise
With -tra- (British; American ostracize).
बीच में -tra- (British; American ostracize)।
?Which word?
Keep the exclude words together: ostracise (exclude from a group), shun (avoid deliberately), boycott (refuse to buy or deal with), blacklist, cold-shoulder (informal).
बहिष्कार के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: ostracise (समूह से बाहर करना), shun (जानबूझकर बचना), boycott (खरीदने या व्यवहार से इनकार), blacklist, cold-shoulder (अनौपचारिक)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From ancient Athens, where people voted to send a citizen into exile by writing his name on a piece of pottery (ostrakon).
प्राचीन एथेंस से, जहाँ लोग मिट्टी के टुकड़े (ostrakon) पर नाम लिखकर किसी नागरिक को निर्वासित करने के लिए मत देते थे।