exclusion
[noun]
Synonyms:
- ban, bar, boycott, disqualification, embargo, prohibition, veto
- elimination, omission, rejection

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ex‧clu‧sion AC /ɪkˈskluːʒən/ noun
[Word Family: verb: exclude ≠ include; noun: exclusion ≠ inclusion]

1. [uncountable and countable] when someone is not allowed to take part in something or enter a place Antonym : inclusion
exclusion from
the country’s exclusion from the United Nations

2. [uncountable and countable] British English when a child is officially made to leave their school because of their bad behaviour

3. do something to the exclusion of something to do something so much that you do not do, include, or have time for other things:
Your essays tend to concentrate on one theme to the exclusion of everything else.

4. [countable] something that is excluded from a contract Antonym : inclusion:
You will be sent full details of the exclusions of your insurance policy.
—exclusionary adjective:
exclusionary business practices

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

exclusion
noun
ADJ. complete, total | virtual | continued women's continued exclusion from political life
social the problem of social exclusion
EXCLUSION + NOUN zone A 20-mile exclusion zone was set up around the power station to guard against further explosions.
PREP. to the ~ of Don't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others.
~ from disciplinary measures including exclusion from school

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