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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAchtung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Achtung
"Er litt unter der gesellschaftlichen Achtung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Exclusion from a society, group, or privilege.
"The whistleblowing employee faced complete ostracism from his former colleagues."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek 'ostrakismos', from 'ostrakon' meaning 'potsherd' or 'tile', referring to the voting tokens used in ancient Athens to banish unpopular citizens.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "ostracism" is said worldwide
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ostracisme
Transliteration: ostracisme
"Il a souffert de l'ostracisme de ses pairs."
Achtung
Transliteration: Achtung
"Er litt unter der gesellschaftlichen Achtung."
ostracismo
Transliteration: ostracismo
"Subì il totale ostracismo da parte dei suoi colleghi."
ostracismo
Transliteration: ostracismo
"El político vivió en el ostracismo durante años."
ostracismo
Transliteration: ostracismo
"Ele foi condenado ao ostracismo político."
बहिष्करण
Transliteration: bahishkaran
"समाज द्वारा बहिष्कार किसी भी व्यक्ति को तोड़ सकता है।"
排挤
Transliteration: páiqǐ
"他在公司里受到了同事们的排挤。"
배척
Transliteration: baecheok
"그는 사회적 배척을 견뎌야 했다."
仲間外れ
Transliteration: nakamahazure
"彼は職場での仲間外れに苦しんだ。"
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