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uninvite en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪt/

Etymology

From un- + invite.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To cancel or withdraw an invitation.
   • Near-synonym: disinvite (see notes)
   • By the way / You've been uninvited / 'Cause all you say / Are all the same things I did 2017, Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell, “Copycat”, in Don't Smile at Me, performed by Billie Eilish:

Forms

Deriveds

uninvitee

Synonyms

disinvite[disinvite

Translations (7)

de ausladen (to cancel an invitation) · pl odwołać zaproszenie (to cancel an invitation) · fi peruuttaa kutsu (to cancel an invitation) · fr désinviter (to cancel an invitation) · pl odwoływać zaproszenie (to cancel an invitation) · bg оттеглям покана (to cancel an invitation) · pt desconvidar (to cancel an invitation)

uninvite en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈʌn.ɪnˌvaɪt/

Etymology

From the verb above or alternatively from un- + invite (noun).

Meanings

1. (informal) A disinvitation.
   • The opposite could be true. Your invitation could easily become an uninvite, and the work that you put in will be flushed down the drain. 2012, Bob Oedy, Bigger Labor: A Crash Course for Construction Union Organizers:

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Relateds

uninvitation