disinvite

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:

     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.

Synonyms

• (to cancel an invitation): uninvite

Translations

to cancel an invitation — see uninvite

References

• uninvite vs. disinvite at Merriam-Webster Online