disinvite

verb

dis·​in·​vite (ˌ)dis-in-ˈvīt How to pronounce disinvite (audio)
disinvited; disinviting; disinvites

transitive verb

: to withdraw an invitation to

Examples of disinvite in a Sentence

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In June 2018, Trump disinvited the Philadelphia Eagles following a dispute over some players allegedly remaining in the locker room or kneeling during the singing of the national anthem. Mark J. Burns, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 Last year the festival disinvited members of the far-right AfD party from the opening and closing ceremonies. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025 The musician continuously apologized for and expressed regret over the incident, including in 2019, when discussion of the resurfaced incident led him to be disinvited from a small-town arts festival. Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Jan. 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, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for disinvite 

Word History

First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of disinvite was in 1580

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“Disinvite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinvite. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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