Exclusion: meaning, definitions and examples

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exclusion

 

[ ɪkˈskluːʒən ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

legal term

The process or act of excluding or being excluded from something. It can refer to the act of leaving someone or something out or the state of being left out.

Synonyms

isolation, omission, segregation

Examples of usage

  • He felt a sense of exclusion when he was not invited to the meeting.
  • The exclusion of certain evidence from the trial was a key point in the case.
Context #2 | Noun

social context

The act of not including someone or something, or the state of being not included.

Synonyms

ban, exemption, prohibition

Examples of usage

  • The students complained about the exclusion of certain topics from the curriculum.
  • She felt the exclusion of her ideas from the discussion was unfair.
Context #3 | Noun

mathematics

The process or act of excluding a particular value or set of values from a given set.

Synonyms

elimination, extraction, removal

Examples of usage

  • The exclusion of negative numbers from the data set changed the results of the analysis.

Translations

Translations of the word "exclusion" in other languages:

🇵🇹 exclusão

🇮🇳 बहिष्कार

🇩🇪 Ausschluss

🇮🇩 pengecualian

🇺🇦 виключення

🇵🇱 wykluczenie

🇯🇵 排除

🇫🇷 exclusion

🇪🇸 exclusión

🇹🇷 hariç tutma

🇰🇷 배제

🇸🇦 استبعاد

🇨🇿 vyloučení

🇸🇰 vylúčenie

🇨🇳 排除

🇸🇮 izključitev

🇮🇸 útilokun

🇰🇿 шеттету

🇬🇪 გამორიცხვა

🇦🇿 istisna

🇲🇽 exclusión

Etymology

The word 'exclusion' originated from the Latin word 'exclusio', which means 'a shutting out, a shutting out from favor'. The concept of exclusion has been present throughout history, with various forms of exclusion seen in social, legal, and mathematical contexts. In legal terms, exclusion refers to the act of leaving someone or something out, while in social contexts, it can represent the act of not including someone or something. In mathematics, exclusion involves removing a particular value or set of values from a given set.

See also: exclude, excluded, excluding, exclusiveness, exclusivity.

Word Frequency Rank

With rank #4,347, this word represents useful upper-intermediate vocabulary. Understanding and using it will help you express more complex ideas effectively.