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The act of hiding, often unsuccessfully, by ducking one's head out of view. / (derogatory) A policy of burying one's head in the sand, that is, ignoring the reality of a situation.

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ostrichism

/ˈɒstɹɪtʃɪz(ə)m/

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The act of hiding, often unsuccessfully, by ducking one's head out of view. / (derogatory) A policy of burying one's head in the sand, that is, ignoring the reality of a situation.

His ostrichism prevented him from facing the truth.

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The act of hiding, often unsuccessfully, by ducking one's head out of view.

After a short delay, during which several aristocratic carriages rolled by—at which periods the Marquess adopted the celebrated system of ostrichism, and hid his head—the omnibus rattled on towards town.

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(derogatory) A policy of burying one's head in the sand, that is, ignoring the reality of a situation.

[Torpey] had, upon the principles of ostrichism, sewn up a valuable diamond in the waistband of his trousers, which he fondly intended for his fond and loving wife; and accomplice in his crimes; […]

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