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Noun: exclusion  iks'kloo-zhun
  1. The state of being excluded
    "His exclusion from the team left him feeling dejected"
     
  2. The act of forcing out someone or something
    "the exclusion of troublemakers by the police";
    - ejection, expulsion, riddance
     
  3. A deliberate act of omission
    "with the exclusion of the children, everyone was told the news";
    - exception, elision
     
  4. The state of being excommunicated
    "The athlete faced exclusion from the team after breaking the rules";
    - excommunication, censure

Derived forms: exclusions

Type of: banishment, omission, proscription, rejection, situation, state of affairs

Antonym: inclusion

Encyclopedia: Exclusion, Right of