Question

read the following sentence.
but unlike many other parents, who worried that their child might be ostracized for sounding weird, his mother and father didnt discourage him from clicking, and let him roam the neighborhood in placentia, california, like any other 1970s kid.
what is the meaning of the word \ostracized\ as used in the above sentence?
(a) shunned
(b) tortured
(c) bullied
(d) left back

Explanation:

The sentence context implies parents fear their child will be excluded for seeming weird. "Ostracized" means to be excluded or rejected by a group, which matches "shunned". "Tortured" means inflicting pain, "bullied" means aggressive harassment, and "left back" means held back in school, none of which fit the context.

Answer:

(A) shunned