exclusion
noun
Simple meaning
Removal from consideration or taking part.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪkskˈluʒən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part.
An item not covered by an insurance policy.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- General and technical use
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part.
Used this way, exclusion is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use exclusion
- “The exclusion of certain items made the list very short.”
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Compound terms
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No two electrons or protons or neutrons in a given system can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum numbers.
No two electrons or protons or neutrons in a given system can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum numbers.
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