Ostracism,which threatens our need to belong,is defined as

A) excessive self-love and self-absorption.
B) a form of chain migration.
C) deliberate social exclusion of individuals or groups.
D) a response to conformity.

Ostracism

The exclusion or rejection from a group or society by general consent.

Social Exclusion

The process or state in which individuals are systematically blocked from various rights, opportunities, and resources that are normally available to members of a different group.

Deliberate Exclusion

Intentionally leaving someone out of a group or activity.