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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
ostracism \os"tra*cism\, n. [Gr. 'ostrakismo`s, fr.
'ostraki`zein to ostracize. See {Ostracize}.]
1. (Gr. Antiq.) Banishment by popular vote, -- a means
adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent
and influence gave umbrage.
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2. Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism.
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Public envy is as an ostracism, that eclipseth men
when they grow too great. --Bacon.
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Sentenced to a perpetual ostracism from the . . .
confidence, and honors, and emoluments of his
country. --A. Hamilton.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ostracism
n 1: the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from
society by general consent); "the association should get
rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course,
but by Coventry" [syn: {banishment}, {ostracism},
{Coventry}]
2: the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย