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ostracized

/ˈɑstrəˌsaɪzd/ /ˈɒstrəˌsaɪzd/

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verb

Ostracizar, desterrar

To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.

Examples :

"In ancient Athens, a powerful politician could be ostracized if citizens feared he was becoming too influential and a threat to democracy. "

En la antigua Atenas, un político poderoso podía ser ostracizado si los ciudadanos temían que se volviera demasiado influyente y una amenaza para la democracia.

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verb

Ostracizar, excluir, marginar

(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.

Examples :

"The popular student was ostracized by the other children after he moved to a new school. "

El estudiante popular fue ostracizado por los otros niños después de que se mudó a una nueva escuela.

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adjective

Ostracizado, excluido

Banished by ostracism.

Examples :

"After he spread rumors about his classmates, he was ostracized and no one wanted to talk to him. "

Después de que difundió rumores sobre sus compañeros de clase, fue ostracizado y nadie quería hablar con él.

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