Exclusion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being excluded

the state of being excommunicated

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛksklˈuːʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛksklˈuːʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛksklˈuːʒən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛksklˈuːʒən/.

Examples

with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news
the ejection of troublemakers by the police
the child's expulsion from school

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exception ejection riddance censure elision expulsion excommunication

Antonyms

inclusion

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being excluded
noun	the state of being excommunicated
noun	a deliberate act of omission “with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news”
noun	the act of forcing out someone or something “the ejection of troublemakers by the police”

Word Forms

exclude	verb	prevent from entering; shut out
excommunicate	verb	oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
except	verb	prevent from being included or considered or accepted
elide	verb	leave or strike out
eject	verb	put out or expel from a place
expel	verb	remove from a position or office

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausschluss

der Zustand des Ausgeschlossenseins

🇪🇸Spanish

exclusión

el estado de exclusión

🇮🇹Italian

esclusione

lo stato di esclusione

🇳🇱Dutch

uitsluiting

de staat van uitgesloten zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

exclusão

o estado de ser excluído

🇷🇺Russian

исключение

состояние исключенности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहिष्करण

बहिष्कृत किये जाने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

বর্জন

বাদ দেওয়া অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

விலக்குதல்

விலக்கப்பட்ட நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

మినహాయింపు

మినహాయించబడిన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

बहिष्कार

वगळण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાકાત

બાકાત રાખવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರಗಿಡುವಿಕೆ

ಹೊರಗಿಡುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴിവാക്കൽ

ഒഴിവാക്കപ്പെടുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਦਖਲੀ

ਬਾਹਰ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

اخراج

خارج ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

排除

被排除的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

除外

排除された状態

🇰🇷Korean

제외

제외된 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

loại trừ

tình trạng bị loại trừ

🇹🇭Thai

การยกเว้น

สถานะของการถูกยกเว้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengecualian

keadaan dikecualikan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbubukod

ang estado ng pagiging hindi kasama

🇲🇾Malay

pengecualian

keadaan dikecualikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاستبعاد

حالة الاستبعاد

🇮🇷Persian

محرومیت

وضعیت طرد شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

dışlama

dışlanmış olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוֹצָאָה מִן הַכְלַל

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Using 'exclusion' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'exclusion' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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