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1. ostracism

(n.) exclusion from a group (Beth risked ostracism if her roommates discovered her flatulence.)
(v.) to irritate, irk (George's endless complaints exasperated his roomate.)
1. (v.) to scorn, hold in low esteem (Insecure about their jobs, the older employees disdained the recently hired ones, who were young and capable.) 2. (n.) scorn, low esteem (After learning of his immoral actions, Justine held Lawrence in disdain.)
(adj.) understood but not outwardly obvious, implied (I know Professor Smith didn't actually say not to write from personal experience, but I think such a message was implicit in her instruction to use scholarly sources.)

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