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ostracise vs shut out

shut out vs ostracise

ostracise and shut out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ostracise No No Yes No
shut out No No Yes No
As verbs, shut out is a hypernym of ostracise; that is, shut out is a word with a broader meaning than ostracise:
  • ostracise: avoid speaking to or dealing with
  • shut out: prevent from entering; shut out
Other hypernyms of ostracise include exclude, keep out, shut.
ostracise (verb) shut out (verb)
avoid speaking to or dealing with prevent from entering; shut out
expel from a community or group
Difference between ostracise and shut out

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