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blacklist

black·list
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [blak-list]
    • /ˈblækˌlɪst/
    • /ˈblæk.lɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blak-list]
    • /ˈblækˌlɪst/

Definitions of blacklist word

  • countable noun blacklist If someone is on a blacklist, they are seen by a government or other organization as being one of a number of people who cannot be trusted or who have done something wrong. 3
  • verb blacklist If someone is blacklisted by a government or organization, they are put on a blacklist. 3
  • noun blacklist a list of persons or organizations under suspicion, or considered untrustworthy, disloyal, etc, esp one compiled by a government or an organization 3
  • verb blacklist to put on a blacklist 3
  • noun blacklist a list of persons who have been censured and who are being discriminated against, refused employment, etc. 3
  • noun blacklist a list of persons under suspicion, disfavor, censure, etc.: His record as an anarchist put him on the government's blacklist. 1

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Origin of blacklist

First appearance:

before 1610
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20; black + list1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Blacklist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

blacklist popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for blacklist

verb blacklist

  • banish — If someone or something is banished from a place or area of activity, they are sent away from it and prevented from entering it.
  • blackball — If the members of a club blackball someone, they vote against that person being allowed to join their club.
  • snub — to treat with disdain or contempt, especially by ignoring.
  • ostracize — to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
  • bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.

Antonyms for blacklist

verb blacklist

  • welcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
  • permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
  • include — to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
  • allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
  • admit — If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.

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