Added 10 October 2026 ostracise verb Categories: SocietyObscure Words verb ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about ostracise at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Expel from a community or group. Avoid speaking to or dealing with. Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me Related Words: ostracizeostrisizeostricizeostrasizestigmatisetyranniseantagoniseorphaniseabastardisevictimisedestigmatisedenaturalise Back to today's word