Definition

1. Verb:
   • To ostracize: To exclude someone from a group or society as a form of punishment or disapproval.
   • To boycott: To refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a form of protest or disapproval.
   • To denounce / to condemn: To criticize something or someone severely and publicly.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta bị các đồng nghiệp bài xích. (He is ostracized by his colleagues.)
  • Chiến dịch bài xích hàng ngoại nhập. (A campaign to boycott foreign imports.)
  • Họ bài xích học thuyết đó một cách kịch liệt. (They vehemently denounced that doctrine.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often implies a strong, collective, or public rejection. It is not used for mild criticism but for a forceful, principled stance against a person, idea, or product.

Variants and Related Words

• Tẩy chay (v): This is a more direct synonym for "to boycott," specifically for goods or services.
  • Tẩy chay một thương hiệu. (To boycott a brand.)

Synonyms

• Ostracize: To exclude from a group.
• Boycott: To refuse commercial or social dealings.
• Denounce: To condemn openly.
• Condemn: To express complete disapproval.

Related Idioms

• While "bài xích" itself is not commonly part of idioms, the concept is central to phrases about social rejection or protest.

verb

1. To boycott, to ostracise
   • bài xích hàng ngoại nhập
     to boycott foreign imports
   • anh ta bị các đồng nghiệp bài xích vì đã từ chối không ủng hộ cuộc bãi công
     he is ostracised by his colleagues for refusing to support the strike