disinvite
verb
dis·in·vite
(ˌ)dis-in-ˈvīt 
disinvited; disinviting; disinvites
: to withdraw an invitation to
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Last year, a controversy engulfed the Berlinale when organizers initially, as had been standard protocol, invited Berlin parliamentary members of the AfD to the opening ceremony, only to disinvite them after an uproar.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
The assault permanently stained Yarrow's reputation, particularly in the #MeToo era, as he was regularly disinvited from events once his name became known as a performing guest.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
The elections have been marked by the rise of right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD), which was a cause for controversy at last year’s Berlinale when its officials were invited — and then disinvited — from the opening ceremony.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
But that sort of coordination seems to have markedly decreased since the HFPA was sold and its members were either disinvited from or absorbed into the new Golden Globes organization.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
The assault permanently stained Yarrow's reputation, particularly in the #MeToo era, as he was regularly disinvited from events once his name became known as a performing guest.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
The elections have been marked by the rise of right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD), which was a cause for controversy at last year’s Berlinale when its officials were invited — and then disinvited — from the opening ceremony.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
But that sort of coordination seems to have markedly decreased since the HFPA was sold and its members were either disinvited from or absorbed into the new Golden Globes organization.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Disinvite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinvite. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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