Meaning
- (noun) In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state.
- (noun) Banishment by some general consent.
- (noun) Temporary exclusion from a community or society.
Synonyms
Letter breakdown
- Ostracism contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 13.
Connected words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with OST
- ostensible
- ostensibly
- ostentation
- ostentatious
- ostentatiously
- osteopath
- osteopaths
- osteopathy
- osteoporosis
- ostracize
- ostracized
- ostracizes
- ostracizing
- ostrich
- ostriches
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Words ending with ISM
Words from these letters
- castors
- costars
- mascots
- miscast
- mosaics
- racists
- sitcoms
- across
- actors
- ascots
- assort
- atomic
- caroms
- castor
- coasts
- costar
- macros
- mascot
- morass
- mosaic
- racism
- racist
- ratios
- roasts
- scrams
- scrota
- sitars
- sitcom
- smarts
- stairs
- stoics
- storms
- actor
- amirs
- amiss
- ascot
- assoc
- astir
- atoms
- carom
- carts
- casts
- coast
- coats
- comas
- corms
- costs
- crams
- crass
- cross
- iotas
- macro
- marts
- masts
- micra
- mists
- moats
- moist
- oasis
Reader questions
What does Ostracism mean?
In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state.
How many letters are in Ostracism?
Ostracism has 9 letters.
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