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

plural of ostracism

(transitive, Ancient Greece, historical) To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.

simple past tense and past participle of ostracize

Blackballed. / Banished by ostracism.

present participle of ostracize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ostracize

A state of being ostracized. / The process or practice of ostracizing.

plural of ostracization

plural of ostracizer