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shut out vs ostracize

ostracize vs shut out

shut out and ostracize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shut out No No Yes No
ostracize No No Yes No
As verbs, ostracize is a hyponym of shut out; that is, ostracize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shut out:
  • shut out: prevent from entering; shut out
  • ostracize: avoid speaking to or dealing with
Other hyponyms of shut out include curse, excommunicate, unchurch, lock out, ostracise.
shut out (verb) ostracize (verb)
prevent from entering; shut out avoid speaking to or dealing with
expel from a community or group
Difference between shut out and ostracize

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