disinvitation
Cancelled guest status
Disinvitation is the act of rescinding an invitation already extended.
The word gained currency in debates over campus speakers whose invitations were withdrawn after controversy: The university's disinvitation of the speaker sparked protests.
It applies to any retracted invitation, from dinner parties to job offers.
Formally cancel or withdraw
- withdrawRemove or pull away
- snubDeliberate dismissive rejection
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
ostracize · shun · cold shoulder · slight · rejection · unwelcome · retraction · cancellation
Formal annulment of agreements
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
- cancellationVoiding of plans
nullification · annulment · reversal · repeal · voiding · invalidation · countermand · recall
rescind
Formally cancel or withdraw
exclusion · ostracize · shun · cold shoulder · slight · rejection · unwelcome · retraction · cancellation · revocation
rescission
Formal annulment of agreements
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
cancellation · nullification · annulment · reversal · repeal · voiding · invalidation · countermand · recall · disqualification
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Request to attend
invite · welcome · inclusion · open invitation · summons
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