Ostracization vs. Ostracism

Ostracizationnoun

A state of being ostracized.

Ostracizationnoun

The process or practice of ostracizing.

Ostracismnoun

(historical) In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state.

Ostracismnoun

(figuratively) Banishment by some general consent.

Ostracismnoun

Temporary exclusion from a community or society.

Ostracismnoun

Banishment by popular vote, - a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.

Ostracismnoun

Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism.

Ostracismnoun

the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent);

Ostracismnoun

the act of excluding someone from society by general consent

Ostracism

Ostracism (Greek: ὀστρακισμός, ostrakismos) was an Athenian democratic procedure in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years. While some instances clearly expressed popular anger at the citizen, ostracism was often used preemptively.