ostracism

Questions about ostracism

What does ostracism mean?

ostracism means "the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ostracism?

ostracism has 4 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈɔstɹəˌsɪzəm/.

What is another word for ostracism?

Close synonyms include banishment, Coventry. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ostracism a common word?

ostracism is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with ostracism?

19 words rhyme with ostracism. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.