Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.
The politicians were ....... by the press.
marooned
ridiculed
eclipsed
ostracized
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Ridicule means making mockery of
The press can hardly make mockery of a politician
While eclipsed means to overshadow
Now...........
We can say
The politicians where overshadowed by the press
Too many questions to a polician by the press can actually overshadow the politician
Marooned means to leave somebody in a place that's difficult to get out from.
EclipseDefinition of eclipse: (of a celestial body) obscure the light from or to (another celestial body.
Ostracized means Definition of ostracize: exclude from a society or group. (verb)
https://goo.gl/search/Definition+of+Ostracized
While Ridicule is Definition of ridicule: the subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour. (noun)
https://goo.gl/search/Definition+of+Ridicule so in this context ridicule is appropriate not eclipsed that means we are looking at the meaning of the word connotatively.
The correct answer is eclipsed; I don't think it's right for the press to ridicule any politician but they can overshadow (eclipse) politicians.
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.
The politicians were ....... by the press?
A. marooned
B. ridiculed
C. eclipsed
D. ostracized
