The cold temperatures outside are nothing compared to the chill of a social freeze.
Whether it's in a school, office, or neighborhood, the feeling of getting frozen out of a group or a relationship is a feeling so dreadful most of us avoid it at all costs. But it lives large enough in our imaginations that our collective vocabulary is filled with words to describe it.
Here are a hot 15 of them in:
"Snub," "Rebuff," and "Scorn": An "Out in the Cold" Vocabulary List
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