exclusion
/iks'klu:ʤn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of preventing someone or something from entering a place or participating in an activity: "Exclusion" refers to the act of keeping someone or something out.
- The state of being kept out or not allowed to participate: "Exclusion" also describes the condition of being barred or shut out from a group, place, or privilege.
- A deliberate act of omission or leaving out: It can mean the intentional act of not including something or someone.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The exclusion of loud noises from the library is a strict rule.
- Her exclusion from the team was due to her injury.
- The report's exclusion of key data made it unreliable.
Advanced Usage
- "to the exclusion of": This phrase means so as to exclude or ignore everything else.
- He focused on his work to the exclusion of all other activities.
Variants and Related Words
- Exclude (verb): To deny someone access to a place, group, or privilege; to leave out.
- The club can exclude members who break the rules.
- Exclusive (adjective): Restricted to a particular person, group, or area; not including others.
- This is an exclusive interview.
- Exclusively (adverb): Solely; only.
- This room is used exclusively for meetings.
Synonyms
- Omission: The act of leaving out or excluding.
- Ejection: The act of forcing someone to leave.
- Ban: An official or legal prohibition.
Related Phrases
- Social exclusion: The process or state in which individuals or groups are blocked from rights, opportunities, and resources normally available in a society.
- Policies aim to reduce social exclusion.
Related Idioms
- With the exception of: Except for; excluding.
- Everyone was present, with the exception of John.
Noun
- the act of forcing out someone or something
- the ejection of troublemakers by the police
- the child's expulsion from school
- a deliberate act of omission
- with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news
- the state of being excommunicated
- the state of being excluded