Bullying vs. Ostracism — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bullying and Ostracism
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Bullying
Bullying is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing or threat, to abuse, aggressively dominate or intimidate. The behavior is often repeated and habitual.
Ostracism
Ostracism (Greek: ὀστρακισμός, ostrakismos) was an Athenian democratic procedure in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years. While some instances clearly expressed popular anger at the citizen, ostracism was often used preemptively.
Bullying
A person who is habitually cruel or overbearing, especially to smaller, weaker, less popular, or more vulnerable people.
Ostracism
The act of banishing or excluding.
Bullying
A hired ruffian; a thug.
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Ostracism
Banishment or exclusion from a group; disgrace.
Bullying
A pimp.
Ostracism
In Athens and other cities of ancient Greece, the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state.
Bullying
(Archaic) A fine person.
Ostracism
(historical) In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state.
Bullying
(Archaic) A sweetheart.
Ostracism
(figuratively) Banishment by some general consent.
Bullying
To hurt or intimidate (someone) in the manner of a bully.
Ostracism
Temporary exclusion from a community or society.
Bullying
To make (one's way) aggressively.
Ostracism
Banishment by popular vote, - a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.
Bullying
To behave like a bully.
Ostracism
Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism.
Public envy is as an ostracism, that eclipseth men when they grow too great.
Sentenced to a perpetual ostracism from the . . . confidence, and honors, and emoluments of his country.
Bullying
To force one's way aggressively or by intimidation
“They bully into line at the gas pump” (Martin Gottfried).
Ostracism
The state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent);
The association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry
Bullying
Excellent; splendid
Did a bully job of persuading the members.
Ostracism
The act of excluding someone from society by general consent
Bullying
Used to express approval
Bully for you!.
Bullying
An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.
Bullying
Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
Bullying is a punishable offense in schools.
Bullying
Present participle of bully
Bullying
Noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others.
Bullying
The act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
Bullying
Noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
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