ostracisme

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

ostracisme

from ancient Greek ὀστρακισμός ostrakismos (banishment), derived from ὄστρακον (ostrakon), the potsherd used for voting, related to the Latin ostrea ("oyster").

Definitions

antiquité

Synonym

Plural

ostracismes

See also

ostracisation (cn.) ostraciser (v.)