The act of hiding, often unsuccessfully, by ducking one's head out of view. / (derogatory) A policy of burying one's head in the sand, that is, ignoring the reality of a situation.

(rare) To engage in ostrichism; to bury one's head in the sand; to deliberately ignore problems.

present participle of ostrichize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ostrichize

simple past tense and past participle of ostrichize

(humorous) A policy of keeping one's head in the sand, denying the reality of a problem or threat.

(ornithology) A large flightless bird of the genus Struthio. / The most widespread species of the genus, known as the common ostrich (Struthio camelus).

plural of ostrich

(law) An instruction to jurors telling them they may equate willful ignorance with actual knowledge.

(politics) A group of countries run by governments or leaders that have taken the stance of denying the significance and downplaying the effects of the COVID-19 crisis.