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blacklist

black·list

UK/ˈblæklɪst/ US/ˈblæˌklɪst/ rare
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a list of people who are out of favor

Synonyms

verb

1.

put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted

  • “many books were blacklisted by the Nazis”

Origin

From black + list.

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