verb🔗ShareÄchten, verbannenTo ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism."The school council ostracized the student for disrupting classes. "Der Schulrat ächtete den Schüler, weil er den Unterricht störte.politicsgovernmenthistorysocietylawstateactioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÄchten, ausgrenzen, verstoßen(by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun."The popular students ostracized Sarah because she didn't join their group for lunch. "Die beliebten Schüler grenzten Sarah aus, weil sie sich ihrer Gruppe nicht zum Mittagessen anschloss.personsocietyactionattitudecommunicationmoralcultureemotionnegativewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading