disinvite

English

Etymology

dis- +‎ invite

Verb

disinvite (third-person singular simple present disinvites, present participle disinviting, simple past and past participle disinvited)

  1. (transitive) To cancel an invitation to.
    • 1988 May 6, Robert McClory, “The Divine Right”, in Chicago Reader‎:
      Edwina Gately, a lay missionary who works with prostitutes in Chicago, was recently "disinvited" from delivering homilies at two parishes after the pastors received conservative complaints.

Usage notes

  • The prefix dis- gives a more negative implication to disinvite than the neutral implication un- gives to uninvite. One might "univite" guests because one had more than an anticipated number of acceptances. One might "disinvite" someone for a reason specific to the person.

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