disinvite

English

Etymology

dis- +‎ invite

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdɪsɪnˈvaɪt/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Verb

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

1. (transitive) To cancel an invitation to (someone).
   • 1988 May 6, Robert McClory, “The Divine Right”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2023 October 23, Lana Bastašić, “I grew up in Bosnia, amid fear and hatred of Muslims. Now I see Germany’s mistakes over Gaza”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     Well-meaning people have advised me that voicing this opinion could lead to being disinvited from literary events and festivals, and that my career in Germany – the source of my livelihood for the last two years – might be over.

   • 2024 February 8, Philip Oltermann, “Berlin international film festival disinvites AfD politicians from gala”, in The Guardian‎^[3], →ISSN:

     The organisers of the Berlin international film festival have disinvited five politicians from the far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) from next week’s opening gala in the German capital, citing recent reports on the AfD’s alleged mass deportation plans.

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.

Synonyms

• (to cancel an invitation): uninvite

Translations

to cancel an invitation — see uninvite

References

• uninvite vs. disinvite at Merriam-Webster Online