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to disinvite

to disinvite

5 6.5
To tell someone they cannot come to an event they were asked to attend
  • verb
  • /ˌdɪsɪnˈvaɪt/
translation icon : desinvitar
  • The club decided to disinvite the speaker after his controversial remarks.
  • invite or disinvite
  • disinvited from speaking
  • disinvite the president

If you feel strongly about this, if you're willing to get disinvited.

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Examples

  • You've been disinvited.

    In the Loop (2009)

  • The British archaeological community, the hosts for the conference, actually disinvited the archaeologists who had received and accepted invitations.

    Academic text (2000)

  • "What am I supposed to do," I said, "turn around at this point and disinvite her?"

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Should I disinvite them, too?

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Plus, have you ever tried to disinvite a Wookiee to anything? - Not a good idea! -

    Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

  • I can only say that I hope she would be disinvited.

    Blog text (9)

  • Speakers should not be disinvited.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The administration, saying that the school is unequipped to protect the speaker, disinvites him.

    Academic text (2006)

  • A Facebook friend from Canada just posted that she was disinvited from speaking at the University of Ottawa.

    Blog text (11)

  • Well, you're being disinvited.

    DOSH (2023)

Synonyms

to uninvite
vsto disinvite
6 6.6

To tell someone not to come after asking them to come

is an alternative form with identical meaning

How Included

to welcome
583 1.0
to invite
∞ 1.0
to disinvite
5 6.5
to exclude
338 3.0

Surface Forms

disinvite infinitive
disinvited past
disinvited past participle
disinviting present participle
disinvites third person singular

Morphology

disinvite = invite (transparent) = dis + invite

The meaning is a straightforward reversal or cancellation of 'invite', which most learners can infer from the prefix 'dis-' and the base verb.

Etymology

Disinvite is made from dis- and invite. The dis- part means 'not' or 'undo', like in disagree, and invite means 'ask someone to come', so disinvite is to take back an invitation.