invalidated
- adjective
- /ɪnˈvælɪˌdeɪtɪd/
- Formal
- The court declared the previous ruling invalidated, meaning it no longer had legal force.
In either case, the test would be invalidated, right?
- In either case, the test would be invalidated, right?
- I hope not, but I think so many predictions reach their expiration dates and and get invalidated.
Examples
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After the scandal was revealed, the agreement was invalidated and all parties were affected.
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Due to several errors in the document, it was invalidated and required a complete rewrite.
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You feel bad, you are invalidated, you feel anxious and less than.
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You may feel as though your very real fears are invalidated and the stakes are too high.
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The things that we hold dear and know how to do have been invalidated so that we don't even trust ourselves.
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The only way that you are invalidated is because of the fact that you don't honor yourself.
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And the only way the contract can be in in can be invalidated is that Ursula has to be murdered by Prince Eric at the end of the movie.
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This is historically invalidated, but a very coherent and very persuasive kind of argument.
Synonyms
Not accepted by law or no longer in effect
Not legally valid or binding
Made no longer valid by law
Make something fail completely so it has no effect
Antonyms
How Valid
Surface Forms
Morphology
invalidated = invalidate (semi-transparent) = in + valid + ate + ed
The adjective is a regular -ed form of the verb 'invalidate' meaning 'made invalid'.
Etymology
Invalidated comes from the parts in- ('not') and valid ('strong' or 'acceptable'), the same root you see in valid. Think of it like crossing out a 'Valid' stamp—when something is invalidated it is made 'not valid' and loses its legal force.