uninvite

verb, noun — 2 senses

uninvite

verb

/ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪt/

Etymology From un- + invite.

1

To cancel or withdraw an invitation.

  • Near-synonym: disinvite (see notes)
  • By the way / You've been uninvited / 'Cause all you say / Are all the same things I did2017, Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell, “Copycat”, in Don't Smile at Me, performed by Billie Eilish:
Derived terms
uninvitee

uninvite

noun

/ˈʌn.ɪnˌvaɪt/

Etymology From the verb above or alternatively from un- + invite (noun).

1

Informal A disinvitation.

  • The opposite could be true. Your invitation could easily become an uninvite, and the work that you put in will be flushed down the drain.2012, Bob Oedy, Bigger Labor: A Crash Course for Construction Union Organizers:
Related terms
uninvitation

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