Ostrichize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To engage in ostrichism; to bury one's head in the sand; to deliberately ignore problems. rare
  2. 2
    Pronunciation spelling of ostracize. alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

Etymology

From ostrich + -ize.

Related phrases

bury one's head in sand

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