The state of being ostracized or excluded from social relationships and community life; loss of social acceptance or status that results in isolation.
A figurative loss of reputation or standing that severely limits a person's social opportunities and interactions.
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An analytical term in social sciences and humanities denoting the effective removal of a person's social rights, identity, or personhood within a society or group, often used in discussions of slavery, stigma, or marginalization.
The process or condition by which stigma, prejudice, or institutional exclusion precedes, accompanies, or substitutes for physical death in affecting an individual's social existence.