cancel
8.1
Publicly criticised and boycotted so a person loses support
- adjective
- /ˈkænsl/
- Slang
:
cancelado
- The artist faced backlash online and was quickly cancelled by her fans after the incident.
I don't live in a world where I want to be cancelled or want to be deplatformed.
- I don't live in a world where I want to be cancelled or want to be deplatformed.
- And I do agree that we deserve to be cancelled because the show didn't find its footing.
- And thank God I'm not cancelled yet.
- I'm doing it so hard not to be cancelled.
- And you're cancelled and you're out and you're fine.
- But also what we said cancelled was inconsistent.
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Examples
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His controversial comments on social media led to calls to cancel his upcoming book release.
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Many people decided to cancel the concert after the scandal involving the headliner was revealed.
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And then Oh my God, Yep, sure, why not cancel That is fantastic.
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So there's no negative part to cancel, right?
Antonyms
Idioms
How Supported
celebrated
1
3.2
1
3.2
accepted
1.3
controversial
423
5.0
423
5.0
criticism
512
3.0
512
3.0
cancel
- Slang
ostracization
1
8.4
- US
1
8.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful image for the slang adjective cancelled is being 'crossed out' by many people; this sense grew from the basic meaning 'to remove' or 'to stop'. So someone who is cancelled loses public support and opportunities, as if removed from the group.