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exclusion

exclusion

64 4.2
A situation when someone is not allowed to join or take part in a group
  • noun
  • /ɪkˈskluːʒən/
translation icon : exclusión
  • Such variations only become a disability if society allows it through exclusion and negative attitudes.
  • inclusion and exclusion
  • exclusion criteria
  • experience of exclusion

I want to say that's not to the exclusion of a social safety net.

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Examples

  • She felt a deep sense of exclusion when she was not invited to the party.

  • There is no exclusion of black students in any college today.

  • I'm focused on the essential to the exclusion of all else.

  • You will concentrate on this to the exclusion of all other research.

  • News reports from the city are hard to verify due to the strictly enforced exclusion zone.

  • Having too often felt the sting of exclusion, I felt called to defend Maura.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • He resented deeply his exclusion from real power.

  • Evidence is the public clamor over inclusion or exclusion from the proposed rail-transit system.

    Academic text (1990)
  • His exclusion from the team was due to his poor performance during practice.

  • The law aims to prevent the exclusion of low-income families from receiving essential services.

Synonyms

rejection
vsexclusion
180 3.0

Not being accepted by people or a group

focuses specifically on not allowing participation rather than mere refusal
expulsion
vsexclusion
39 6.1

A forced removal of a person from a place or group

is the overall condition of being not allowed to join
ejection
vsexclusion
23 5.5

Forcing someone or something out of a place quickly

is a wider concept that also includes nonphysical leaving out
segregation
vsexclusion
  • Offensive
18 5.3

The act of separating people or things into different groups, often by law

is any act of not allowing inclusion, not only legal separation
disqualification
vsexclusion
15 5.2

Officials stop someone from taking part because they did not follow a rule or meet a requirement

is broader, covering many reasons for being left out
excommunication
vsexclusion
  • Formal
11 9.8

Officially not allowed to take part in a Christian church's services or religious ceremonies

is more general and applies outside religious settings
ostracism
vsexclusion
4 7.9

Leaving someone out of a group on purpose

is the general state or act of not allowing someone in
social ostracism
vsexclusion
1 7.6

Leaving a person out of social activities so they feel alone

applies to not allowing someone to join in any context rather than only punishment
untouchability
vsexclusion
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Excluding people from normal social life because they belong to a low caste or class

is the neutral act of not allowing inclusion without that basis
disallowance
vsexclusion
  • Formal
1 7.2

An official decision not to accept a claim, for example a tax expense

is the plain act of not allowing inclusion beyond formal cases
disfellowship
vsexclusion
  • Jargon
9.5

A formal action that removes someone from a group for breaking rules

is a broader idea covering any act of leaving someone out
outcasting
vsexclusion
  • Archaic
8.5

Leaving someone out of a group so they cannot join in

is the wider situation of someone being left out generally

Antonyms

65 3.7

Being part of a group, activity, or process

Compounds

exclusion principle
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A rule that no two identical particles, such as electrons, can be in the same state at the same time

1 9.9

A quantum physics rule that stops two electrons from being in the same state

How Excluded

isolation
172 3.7
ostracism
4 7.9
exclusion
64 4.2
rejection
180 3.0
omission
51 5.4

Surface Forms

exclusion singular
exclusions plural

Morphology

exclusion = exclude (semi-transparent) = ex + clus + ion

The noun is a regular nominalization of 'exclude', but the spelling and pronunciation shift from 'exclude' to 'exclusion' makes the connection slightly less obvious.

Etymology

Exclusion comes from the parts ex- meaning 'out' and cludere meaning 'to shut', the same root behind the word close. So, exclusion is like 'shutting out' someone or something, which is why it means being left out.