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to blacklist

to blacklist

19 4.4
To put someone or something on a list so people avoid them
  • verb
  • /ˈblækˌlɪst/
translation icon : poner en la lista negra
  • The FBI tailed him, and he was blacklisted, which meant few would hire him for artistic projects.

And if I think you're, you're, I think you're an idiot to blacklist somebody from anything.

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Examples

  • They were unfairly blacklisted.

  • His brother was blacklisted by every university in the country.

  • It's been my understanding that the current administration has kind of blacklisted you from, from coming.

  • You know, you could get blacklisted real quick.

  • I must tell you I was blacklisted.

  • That's a good way to get yourself blacklisted by the Federal Government.

  • I was blacklisted because I wouldn't roll over.

  • I wouldn't be surprised if Hollywood blacklisted her after this is over.

    Blog text (10)
  • Henry said she got blacklisted for her political views during the Buckingham hearings last year.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • After the scandal, many companies chose to blacklist him from their events.

Synonyms

to ban
vsto blacklist
  • Formal
484 1.4

To officially stop someone from doing something by law or rule

is a social list used to warn others rather than a formal law
to blackball
vsto blacklist
13 8.3

To vote against someone so they cannot join or stay in a group, often by a secret vote

is done by placing them on a list to be avoided

Antonyms

1.6

To officially agree to something or think that it is good

183 4.2

To publicly show support for a person or idea

How Excluded

to ban
  • Formal
484 1.4
to exclude
338 3.0
to blacklist
19 4.4
to shun
26 4.6
to avoid
1.0

Surface Forms

blacklist infinitive
blacklisted past participle
blacklisting present participle
blacklists third person singular

Etymology

Blacklist comes from the simple idea of marking a list with black to show something is 'bad' or 'not allowed'. So to blacklist someone is to put their name on that 'bad' list and ban or avoid them.