Word: ostracization
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: os
tra
ci
za
tion
Definition: A state of being ostracized; avoid speaking to or dealing with
Morphemes:
Affix: ostracize
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὄστρᾰκον
Language: grc
Decoded: ostrakon
Meaning: earthenware vessel; fragment of such a vessel, potsherd
Affix: -ῐ́ζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: suffix forming verbs
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A state or quality
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns