exclusion
The act of excluding or shutting outThe act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part.
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» His exclusion was decided by vote.
Sein Ausschluss erfolgte durch Abstimmungbeschluss. — al_ex_an_der
PDotAlex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part.
Exklusion, Ausgrenzung, Ausschluss
ви́лученняvýlučennja, вилучанняvylučannja
the act of forcing out someone or something
(countable, uncountable)An item not covered by an insurance policy.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act of pushing or forcing something out.
a deliberate act of omission
Examples
11 sentencesHis exclusion was decided by vote.
deSein Ausschluss erfolgte durch Abstimmungbeschluss. — al_ex_an_der
He worships money to exclusion of everything else.
Some demonstrators ignored the exclusion zone and were arrested.
Human rights violations, misogyny and exclusion are widespread and systematic.
His work occupies his mind to the exclusion of all else.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English exclusion, exclusioun, from Old French [Term?] and Latin exclusiō, froFrom Middle English exclusion, exclusioun, from Old French [Term?] and Latin exclusiō, from exclūdō. By surface analysis, exclude + -sion.
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Forms
plural: exclusions| Singular | exclusion |
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Synonyms
7 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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