exclusion

[ ik-skloo-zhuhn ]

noun

1. an act or instance of excluding.
2. the state of being excluded.
3. Physiology. a keeping apart; blocking of an entrance.

exclusion

/ ɪkˈskluːʒən /

noun

1. the act or an instance of excluding or the state of being excluded

Derived Forms

• exˈclusionary, adjective

Other Words From

• ex·clu·sion·ar·y adjective
• non·ex·clu·sion noun
• pre·ex·clu·sion noun
• self-ex·clu·sion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of exclusion¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin exclūsiōn- (stem of exclūsiō ), equivalent to exclūs(us) (past participle of exclūdere “to shut out”; exclude ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

She added it was often children with special educational needs, children in the poorest areas and children at risk of exclusion who were being taught at home.

From BBC

"There is an obvious exclusion and that is the women's game," the Paralympian said.

From BBC

Audrey F said that while she had tried to focus the conversation on the girl's exclusion from school, Abdelhakim Sefrioui had taken the lead, refusing to allow freedom of expression to be used by a "thug".

From BBC

The supposed injury for which Raw Story was seeking relief, she wrote, “is not the exclusion of CMI” from OpenAI’s database, but the “use of Plaintiffs’ articles to develop Chat GPT without compensation for Plaintiffs.”

From Los Angeles Times

Autobiography presents an alternative to identity-blind frameworks that tend to prioritize ideas to the exclusion of individuals and identity-driven frameworks that ignore the power of unifying ideas in favor of individual experience.

From Salon

Related Words

• debarment
• omission
• rejection